Question

____________________ has given the concept of `thick description'.

• A. Emile Durkheim
• B. Clifford Geertz
• C. Louis Dumont
• D. Talcott Parsons

Hint:

Think \textbf{interpretive anthropology} $\Rightarrow$ \textbf{Geertz} $\Rightarrow$ {thick description} (meaning-rich, context-heavy accounts).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the origin. The idea of thick description was popularized by anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1973) to mean richly contextualized accounts that interpret the {meaning} of actions within their cultural setting.
Step 2: Eliminate distractors. Durkheim and Parsons are linked to functionalism; Dumont to Indian social structure and holism. None of them coined or elaborated {thick description}.
Therefore, the correct option is \fbox{(B) Clifford Geertz}.