Third culture kids : growing up among worlds
David C. Pollock (Author), Ruth E. Van Reken (Author)
For more than a decade, Third Culture Kids has been the authority on 'TCKs'--children of expatriates, missionaries, military personnel and others who live and work abroad. With a significant part of their developmental years spent outside of their passport country, TCKs create their own, unique 'third' cultures. Authors Pollock and Van Reken pioneered the TCK profile, which brought to light the emotional and psychologoical realities that come with the TCK journey, often resulting in feelings of rootlessness and grief but also an increased confidence and ability to interact with many cultures. Through interviews and personal writings, this new, expanded edition explores the challenges and benefits that TCKs encounter, and also widens the net to discuss the experiences of CCKs, cross-cultural kids, who are immigrants, international adoptees or the children of biracial or bicultural parents. Highlighting dramatic changes brought about by instant communication and ever-evolving mobility patterns, Third Culture Kids reveals the hidden diversity in our world and challenges traditional notions of identity and 'home' -- and shows us how the TCK experience is becoming increasingly common and valuable provider's description
eBook, English, 2009
Revised edition View all formats and editions
Nicholas Brealey Publishing, Boston, 2009
1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations
9781857884081, 9781473645141, 1857884086, 147364514X
608624645
Where is home? : Erika's story
Who are "third culture kids"?
Who are "cross-cultural kids?
Why a cross-cultural childhood matters
Why high mobility matters
Benefits and challenges
Personal characteristics
Practical skills
Rootlessness and restlessness
Relational patterns
Developmental issues
Unresolved grief
Building a strong foundation
Dealing with transition
Meeting educational needs
Enjoying the journey
Coming "home" : reentry
How sponsoring organizations can help
It's never too late
Appendices : A. Adult third culture kids survey results ; Comparing third culture kids and Kaigai. Kikoku-Shijos