Cultural anthropology study

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I am going through my cultural anthropology study guide and I am stumped on one of the questions. I would really appreciate an in depth answer, if possible. Here is the question: "Be generally familiar with Sterk's article on prostitution. What was she trying to understand? How did she learn about it? What were her conclusions about cultural patterns among the sex workers she studied?

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