The reading from the textbook titled, Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of Aids, by Claire E. Sterk, is also an intro to the book by the author with the same title. The fieldwork is based in New York City and Atlanta in the 1980s, describing the daily life of prostitutes from their own perspectives. In her book she goes over the techniques she used to observe these women in their communities. The research that Sterk conducted on female prostitution and the struggles they may face, was very critical to the trade and the general awareness of the public. Her work is revolutionary because it shuts down the common beliefs on why women become prostitutes, and she wrote in a style that made her research more accessible to
