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A Third Culture Kid is a term that many people are unfamiliar with, and therefore may not understand what it means. A Third Culture Kid, or TCK as more commonly used on the internet, is someone who has grown up in or been influenced by different cultures. Usually these individuals gained their expanded cultural awareness […]
Read More →Paola Kalb Third Culture Kids (or TCKs) are tasked with the challenge of navigating the rocky waters of relationships without a secure port of harbor to call home since we typically live in such transitory environments. This struggle has been something of major importance and relevance in my own life since I have had to […]
Read More →Third Culture Kids, known as TCK’s, are a unique group because they grow up learning and adapting the many cultures they are exposed to. I think TCK’s can be influenced by environment, outside sources like social medias, and family. These influences can play a significant part in their early development and affect the way TCK’s […]
Read More →Growing up as a third culture kid from a young age molded a perspective of the world for me that differed from those who grew up in their home country their entire life. Most prevalent in my middle school years, I found I was jealous of other kids who got the opportunity grow up in […]
Read More →Bre: Fletcher, A. “Lifestyles of third-culture kids. S. Hamilton, MA: Center for Youth Studies.” (1995).http://cultureandyouth.org/third-culture-kids/articles-third-culture-kids/lifestyles-of-third-culture-kids/ This website is a summary of the common pros and cons of TCK’s from TCK’s. Peterson, Bill E., and Laila T. Plamondon. “Third Culture Kids and the Consequences of International Sojourns on Authoritarianism, Acculturative Balance, and Positive Affect.” Journal of […]
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