Thick Description

The term thick description was introduced into qualitative research by the anthropologist Clifford Geertz, who borrowed it from the philosopher Gilbert Ryle. It has often been misinterpreted to mean rich, thickly detailed description, but neither Geertz nor Ryle ...

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