Kate Fox
Kate Fox | |
|---|---|
| Spouses | |
| Parent | Robin Fox (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Social anthropologist |
| Institutions | MCM Research Ltd. Social Issues Research Centre |
| Website | www |
Kate Fox is a British social anthropologist, co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC)[1] and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research.[2] She has written several books, including Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Kate Fox is the daughter of anthropologist Robin Fox. As a child she lived in the UK, the United States, France, and Ireland. She studied for an undergraduate degree in anthropology and philosophy at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[3] In 1989 she became co-director of MCM Research Ltd., and continues to provide consulting services.[4][5] She is now a co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre, based in Oxford, England.[6]
In 2004, Fox married neurosurgeon and author Henry Marsh,[7] having been previously married to Peter Kibby (during which time she was credited as Kate Fox Kibby).[8]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Fox has written a number of books, including:
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In this book, Fox conducts experiments and uses participant observation to analyse the cultural norms of the English.[9]
References
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- ^ 'Cambridge University Tripos Examination Results', The Times, 7 July 1983, p. 14.
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- ^ Fox, K. (2008). Watching the English the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour. (pp. 1-2, 10, 17). London, UK: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
External links
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- Kate Fox's biography at the SIRC web site Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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