"Thick description" is a term coined by Clifford Geertz.
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Clifford
//ˈklɪfəɹd//
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Anti-social behavior is fertile ground for humor. In America, where sexual expression was for long repressed, sex jokes abound. When Clifford Geertz asked a young Balinese man the funniest thing he could think of, the answer was "A younger being rude to his older brother."
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Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.
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