Kate Fox
Encyclopedia
Kate Fox is a social anthropologist
. She is the director of the Social Issues Research Centre
(SIRC) an independent, not-for-profit organisation . She has written several books.
Robin Fox
(not to be confused with the famous historian Robin Lane 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 Cambridge University. She is now a director of the Social Issues Research Centre
, based in Oxford, England.
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local cultural realities. Anthropologists use a variety of methods, including participant observation,...
. She is the director of the Social Issues Research Centre
Social Issues Research Centre
The Social Issues Research Centre is a non-profit think tank and PR front group, working on social and lifestyle issues. It is based in Oxford, but is not part of, and has no relationship to, Oxford University.-Organization and focus:...
(SIRC) an independent, not-for-profit organisation . She has written several books.
Background
Fox is the daughter of anthropologistAnthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
Robin Fox
Robin Fox
Robin Fox is an Anglo-American anthropologist who has written on the topics of marriage, human and primate kinship systems, and evolutionary anthropology and sociology. He was born in Yorkshire. He founded the department of anthropology at Rutgers University in 1967 and remained a professor there...
(not to be confused with the famous historian Robin Lane Fox
Robin Lane Fox
Robin Lane Fox is an English historian, currently a Fellow of New College, Oxford and University of Oxford Reader in Ancient History.-Life:Lane Fox was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford....
). As a child she lived in the UK, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. She studied for an undergraduate degree in anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Cambridge University. She is now a director of the Social Issues Research Centre
Social Issues Research Centre
The Social Issues Research Centre is a non-profit think tank and PR front group, working on social and lifestyle issues. It is based in Oxford, but is not part of, and has no relationship to, Oxford University.-Organization and focus:...
, based in Oxford, England.
Publications
Fox has written a number of books. Her titles include:- Drinking and Public Disorder (co-authored with Dr. Peter Marsh) (Portman GroupPortman GroupThe Portman Group is a trade group composed of alcoholic beverage producers and brewers in the UK.-History:It was set up in 1989 as part of a campaign to raise awareness of alcohol-related issues, and its members account for the majority of alcohol products sold in the UK...
, 1992)
This book is an attempt to understand the English psychePsyche- Psychology :* Psyche , a concept of intangible self* Psyche , a periodical on the study of consciousness* Soul in the Bible, or psyche , spirit or soul in philosophy and theology- Art :...
about familiar issues, such as the refusal to confront, detraction from seriousness, the liking of humour and implicit contractual obligation.