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This article is about the anthropologist. For the spiritualist, see Fox sisters.

Kate Fox is a social anthropologist. She is the director of the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) an independent, not-for-profit organisation [1] . She has written several books.

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Fox is the daughter of anthropologist 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.

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Fox has written a number of books. Her titles include:

[edit] Current activities

Kate Fox's work involves research, publications, lectures and broadcasts on many aspects of human behaviour and social relations, including: social and cultural aspects of drinking; flirting and courtship; beauty and body-image; gossip; aggression, disorder and violence; young people’s attitudes and habits; individualism; the social impact of mobile phones; sex differences in risk taking; social aspects of horseracing; health scares and other health issues; celebrations; the psychology of smell and scent; manners and etiquette; the English national character; the meaning of chips. [3]


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