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by David C. Pollock (Author), Ruth Van Reken (Author)
Key Phrases: missionary kids, military brats, relational patterns, Third Culture Kids, United States, New York (more...)
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Third Culture Kids speaks to the challenges and rewards of a multicultural childhood; the joy of discovery and heartbreaking loss, its effect on maturing and personal identity, and the difficulty in transitioning home.

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  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing; 2nd edition (May 25, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1857882954
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857882957
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for all who live or have lived overseas., May 31, 1999
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This is an excellent book. It should be read by everyone who is living and working overseas, away from their home environment, especially those who have their children with them. Succinctly, with erudition, and with an easy-to-read style it examines and explains the problems experienced by a person who spends, or has spent, a significant part of his or her development years outside their parents' home culture. It contains much practical advice on how to deal with these problems. The term third culture was coined in the 1950s by Drs John and Ruth Useem, when they made a study of Americans who lived in India as foreign service officers, missionaries, technical aid workers, and business representatives. It was realised that there were expatriates from other countries who were undergoing similar experiences even though from different origins, styles and social stratification systems. There was a shared common lifestyle that was different from either their own or their host culture. The book is a result of much research that the authors have undertaken since that time into the effects of this third culture on the children of overseas serving ex-pats. However, the experiences so neatly described pertain not only to what they call third culture kids (TCKs) but also to adult TCKs. Furthermore, the wisdom and advice displayed in this delightfully readable book is also fully appropriate for those working and living overseas without children. It makes it clear why so many people who do a spell overseas get "bitten by the bug," and are drawn back to the place where they did their tour, often permanently. An overseas duty can be an emotionally exciting experience, but it can also be and emotionally disturbing one. This book explains why this is so, as well as explaining how the disturbances can be dealt with.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for parents and teachers living abroad!, January 28, 2000
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My husband and I have been international educators since 1988 and both of our daughters were born overseas. As parents who intend to remain abroad throughout our children's educational career we have found this book to offer valuable advice as well as points to ponder. However, the authors do us a favor in not romanticizing the prospect of raising children abroad. Indeed, perhaps the most beneficial information can be found by paying heed to the potential pitfalls outlined that may impact the uninformed.

Additionally, through reading this book our professional observations gained while teaching in four countries on three different continents have been taken on greater significance. The insight the authors share regarding issues hitherto acknowledged have contributed to a better understanding of the challenges that our students face as second- and third-generation Third Culture Kids (TCKs).

I highly recommend this book for all parents and teachers living abroad as well as TCKs who are wondering if their capacities as `cultural chameleons' means that there is something wrong with them.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST HAVE BOOK FOR FAMILIES OVERSEAS, May 21, 2001
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David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken have written a book that is invaluable to families who live overseas. Their understanding of the unique interpersonal and intrapersonal needs of persons in transition, coming and going from culture to culture, is first-hand as well as being well researched. It has been an essential tool for me as I work with students and families in the international/expatriate community. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great start
I would recommend this book to all TCK's. It is a definite read for those parents considering taking their children to a different country, but also interesting to those of us who... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Military families need this book!!!!
I wish I had this book years ago. It addresses many issues that affect children of military families later in life both positive and negative. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ann Seetan

1.0 out of 5 stars Emotional manipulation trumps scholarship every time
A poisonous book, in which Pollock and Van Reken (mostly, one suspects, Van Reken) pay out on their own parents and all other parents like them for the damage they perceive to... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars BRAT culture search
Still reading this RARE topical find. It is mostly about people who grew up as kids or "brats" around the world -- State Dept., etc. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Married to a third culture kid?
This book is so helpful for anyone married to a third culture kid - or contemplating it. It provides great insight to help understand a very different world view. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best on Topic
I think this is the best book written on the topic of third culture kids. The book is insightful and answers questions that are just under the surface for both kids and those who... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for parents going overseas with children
This book was recommended to us and I would recommend it to anyone living outside their own culture with kids. Read more
Published 18 months ago by L. Bastien

4.0 out of 5 stars helps to clarify the missing piece...
If you have lived in a country other than the country your parent(s) are from for a significant period of time as a child and then had to move back (or to another, very different... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the TCK's World!
Being a child living in between a passport culture and another culture which one is daily relating to, needs not be a negative experience. Read more
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