I was talking about Amy's second thread where she asks why most female university students don't use sex work as a means to support themselves. I personally find it worthy of full academic analysis. And thanks so much I shall take your advice and start a new thread. Basically my methodology is to let my subjects pick their own issues and define the field the way they want it. So they have more agency. In fact I am willing to let my research subjects come up with an issue which might be more important than the ones I might want to tackle. The view from the inside should be privileged.

Maitrayee. 

The question IMO, should not be 'why shouldn't young women at university support themselves with a well paid sideline which gives them freedom to succeed in their studies?', but why we are even asking the question in the first place? In other words, why are a group of people doing a particular job newsworthy purely by virtue of doing that job, and what then does the prurient and pervading interest in anything which involves sex say about us as a nation?

With all respect Amy, I am not suggesting that anyone should pick any particular career at all. I merely wish to ask if it's an option they might consider and if not, why not