Anthropologists conduct research to answer specific questions about a particular group of people and their culture. Most anthropologists use fieldwork to collect their data, which is then interpreted in their ethnographic writings. When collecting their data, anthropologists use many different approaches, such as developing relationships with their informants, but do not illustrate these relationships in their writings. Anthropologists Claire E. Sterk and Philippe Bourgois are two of the anthropologists who emphasize their relationships and the importance of gaining the trust of their informants in the perspective articles studied. In Bourgois's article "Crack in Spanish Harlem" and Sterk's article "Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitutes in the Era of AIDS," both anthropologists write about their engagement with their informants, but do so in different ways. manners. Sterk focuses much of his ethnography on the relationships formed and the information and trust that result; Bourgois, however, devotes only a small part of his ethnography to his relationships. Both illustrate insights from their studied cultures in perspective, the difficulties they encountered in piecing together their fieldwork, but they differ in the amount of information they chose to include in their actual ethnographies. For ten years, Sterk immersed himself in the lifestyle of prostitution. in the New York and Atlanta area: she walked the streets with prostitutes and observed their interactions with different clients and “pimps” in order to collect the majority of her data. In order to gain their trust, Sterk had to pass a number of tests, and it was essential for her to have the right connections to fully experience the...... middle of paper ......information that they researched and effectively carried out their work in the field. Because they made the effort to associate with people in the community, they were able to gain their trust and thus gained greater understanding and direct experience that strengthened their anthropological writings. Bletzer, Keith V. “Tricking and Tripping: Reviewing Prostitution in the Age of AIDS.” » American Anthropologist 103, no. 1. New series (March 1, 2001): 261-262.2. Bourgois, Philippe. “Crack in Spanish Harlem: Culture and Economy in the Inner City.” Anthropology Today 5, no. 4 (1989): 6-11.3. Murchison, Julien. Ethnography essentials: designing, conducting and presenting your research. John Wiley and Sons, 2010.4. Sterk, Claire E. Tricking and Tripping: Prostitution in the Age of AIDS. Putnam Valley, New York: Social Change Press, 2000