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This paper is a study of two artists. They are hairdressers who are part of mainstream American culture. Juanita Sublett has been a hairdresser for twenty years, and has had basically the same clientele for that time. Her true artistry is not in the technical aspect of hairdos, but in the creation of a setting in which her clients wish to be. John Hopfensperger has been a hairdresser for eight years. He entered beauty school because he could be supported by his parents without having the academic pressures of college. After completing beauty school he had no intention of becoming a hairdresser, but could find no other :ob. He has created a hairdressing occupation that is totally suitable to himself. His clients can take or leave him; it makes very little difference to John. His artistry is in designing the best hairstyle he can for each of the people on whom he works. The two hairdressers presented i:re artists in totally different ways, and are portrayed through their biographies, their shops, and their different occupations within the field of hairdressing.

This thesis is a case study of a contemporary woman psychic, Peggy Sue Turner, who resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The traditional aspects of her occupation are balanced with adaptative mechanisms in order to meet current cultural and social needs resulting in a satisfying job for both Turner and her clients. Chapter One provides a review of pertinent literature. Chapter Two details fieldwork methodology. Chapter Three gives the life history of Turner as it relates to the joint development of her femininity and her occupation. Chapter Four describes the overall generalities which Turner applies to all of her work and details the specific work areas of palmistry, the tarot, automatic writing, faith healing, witchcraft, and herbs. Two folklore genres, narrative and belief, are included within each of the work areas. Further, Turner's connections with psychic organizations are given. Chapter Five provides overall conclusions. There are four appendices. Appendix A contains tape summaries of all recorded interviews. Appendix B lists informant biographical information. Appendix C contains selections from popular print sources. Appendix D includes examples of work related information. A glossary and a list of sources consulted complete the thesis.