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. A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside. 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. 161163.Book ReviewThird Culture Kids: Growing Among Worlds by David C. Through this knowledge he David Pollock gives voice to. With a significant part of their developmental years spent outside of their passport country, TCKs create their own, unique "third" cultures.Īuthors Pollock and Van Reken pioneered the TCK profile, which brought to light the emotional and psychological 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. Central European Journal of Educational Research 4(1) 2022. Pollack worked with third culture kids and adults for more than 20 years. : New 3rd Edition now available 'This book is the bible for anyone who wants to understand the blessings and curses of growing up multiculturally.' - William Paul Young, author of the 1 New York Times bestseller The Shack. 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. Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds.
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