clifford geertz Flashcards
1
Q
dates
A
1926-2006
2
Q
what is culture a system of
A
inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about attitudes toward life
3
Q
how does he view anthropology
A
interpretative discipline like literary criticism
4
Q
culture?
A
context, shared codes of meaning that sometimes compete
5
Q
analysis?
A
sorting out significance
6
Q
behavior itself?
A
thin description
7
Q
ethnography
A
thick description- weaving together of disparate details into a text
