Sociology 1021E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Clifford Geertz, Ethnography, Thick Description
25 Oct 2016
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1 the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures. Referred to as a thick description attributed to the anthropologist clifford. Geertz writing on the idea of an interpretive theory of culture in early. The term ethnography has come to be equated with virtually any qualitative research project where the intent is to provide a detailed, in- depth description of everyday life and practice. This is sometimes referred to as thick description a term attributed to the anthropologist clifford. Geertz writing on the idea of an interpretive theory of culture in the early. 1970s (e. g. , see the interpretation of cultures, first published as a collection in 1973). The use of the term qualitative is meant to distinguish this kind of social science research from more quantitative or statistically oriented research. The two approaches, i. e. , quantitative and qualitative, while often complementary, ultimately have different aims.
