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 within their ethnographic writing. When collecting their data, anthropologists use many different approaches such as developing relationships with their informants, but they do not illustrate these relationships in their actual writings. Anthropologists Claire E. Sterk and Philippe Bourgois are two of the anthropologists who highlight 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 they do so in different ways . Sterk focuses much of his ethnography on the relationships formed and the information and trust gained as a result; Bourgois, however, devotes only a small part of his ethnography to his relationships. Both illustrate information about their cultures studied in perspective, the difficulties faced in collecting their fieldwork, but differ in the amount of information they chose to include in their actual ethnographies. Over the course of ten years, Sterk immersed himself in the lifestyle of prostitution in the New York and Atlanta area: he walked the streets with prostitutes and observed their interactions with various clients and "pimps" to collect the most your data. To gain their trust, Sterk had to undergo a series of tests and it was essential for her to have the right contacts to experience all the information they had researched and conduct their fieldwork effectively. Because they made the effort to associate with people in the community, they were able to earn their trust and, as a result, gained better understanding and first-hand experience that strengthened their anthropological writing. Works Cited1. Bletzer, Keith V. “Tricking and Tripping: Reviewing Prostitution in the Age of AIDS.” American Anthropologist 103, n. 1. New series (March 1, 2001): 261-262.2. Bourgois, Philippe. “Crack in Spanish Harlem: Culture and Economy in the Center City.” Anthropology Today 5, n. 4 (1989): 6-11.3. Murchison, Giuliano. Essentials of ethnography: designing, conducting, and presenting research. John Wiley and Sons, 2010.4. Sterk, Claire E. Tricking and Tripping: Prostitution in the Age of AIDS. Putnam Valley, NY: Social Change Press, 2000