Kate Fox

Kate Fox is a British social anthropologist, co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research. She has written several books, including Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour.

Biography 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. In 1989 she became co-director of MCM Research Ltd., and continues to provide consulting services. She is now a co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre, based in Oxford, England.

In 2004, Fox married neurosurgeon and author Henry Marsh, having been previously married to Peter Kibby (during which time she was credited as Kate Fox Kibby).

Publications Fox has written a number of books, including:

Kate Fox (2004). The Flirting Report. The Social Issues Research Center. In this book, Fox conducts experiments and uses participant observation to analyse the cultural norms of the English.