Renee Fox
Encyclopedia
Renée C. Fox is an American
sociologist
and writer. She graduated summa cum laude from Smith College
and earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University
in 1954. She was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania
, 1969–1999 as Annenberg Professor of the Social Sciences. She also held concurrently professorships in sociology in psychiatry and sociology in medicine; on retirement she became Professor Emerita, and from 1999–2005 a senior fellow in the Centre for Bioethics. She is a fellow of the Hastings Center
, an independent bioethics research institution.
She has been created a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II
by the King of Belgium, in 1995.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and writer. She graduated summa cum laude from Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
and earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1954. She was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, 1969–1999 as Annenberg Professor of the Social Sciences. She also held concurrently professorships in sociology in psychiatry and sociology in medicine; on retirement she became Professor Emerita, and from 1999–2005 a senior fellow in the Centre for Bioethics. She is a fellow of the Hastings Center
Hastings Center
The Hastings Center, founded in 1969, is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit bioethics research institute based in the United States. It is dedicated to the examination of essential questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment...
, an independent bioethics research institution.
She has been created a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II
Order of Leopold II
The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Léopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as king of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium, incorporated into the Belgian awards system...
by the King of Belgium, in 1995.