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Assess the concept of 'thick description'.
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The aim of this paper is to assess the concept of 'thick description'. In order to do this, I will look at the way in which anthropological study was carried out prior to this relatively new concept. I will then discuss some of the sociologists such as Weber, Ryle and Geertz and their contributions that have influenced this topic. I aim to conclude by showing whether or not 'thick description' is a new method of anthropological study or simply a deeper analysis of action or text drawing on the work of Paul Rainbow. This paper should give the reader a good understanding of the concept and the theorists that have influenced it. The term 'thick description' was coined by Clifford Geertz (1973) in response to the work of philosopher Gilbert Ryle. It can be briefly defined as, 'Any description of human conduct can be defined as 'thick' in the sense that...
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