Reading Notes for TCK Part II Ch.

7-12
Chapter 7: Benefits Chapter 7: Challenges
Special relationships with people throughout the world Create sadness at the chronic loss of these relationships
Expanded worldview Confused Loyalties
Three dimensional view of the world Painful Awareness of Reality
Cross-Cultural Enrichment Ignorance of Home Culture

Chapter 8: TCK Personal Characteristics Chapter 8: TCK Personal Challenges

Adaptability Lack of True Cultural Balance
Ability to Blend in Defining the Differences
Less Prejudice More Prejudices
Importance of Now Delusion of Choice
Appreciative of Authority Mistrustful of Authority
Arrogance Arrogance

Chapter 9: Practical Skills- Positive Side Possible Downside

Strong Cross-cultural skills Mixing culture
Observation skills Overthink with observation
Social Skills-approach changes with a degree of confidence Live with chronic change
Linguistic skills-acquiring fluency in more than one language being limited in one language-becoming a creative speller, lose
a critical tool for developing close, intimate relationships

Chapter 10 Rootlessness Restlessness

Develop a migratory instinct that controls their lives. wanting to
Where Are you from- TCK have a difficult time answering or move constantly. Creates a problem to create permanent
know how to answer the questions where are you from? relationship and roots.

Where is home- difficult to answer the questions when you feel

rootless and do not know where to call home. Home is defined
by relationships.

Chapter 11: Relational Patterns Effects of Relational Losses

TCK develop a wide range of relationships with people from Pain of frequent goodbyes make some unwilling to risk
various countries and ethnicities.- this can also be a source of emotional involvements again-Refusing to care, quick release,
stress to have to keep in touch with everyone. and emotional flattening
Deep and Valued Relationships--Somehow it seems others are
playing by a set of social rules they have missed.
Jumping into deep levels of friendship-due to the fact that they
do not understand or know how to develop relationship in the
new culture or environment. they have a hard time developing
deep or valued relationship because most are not at their level or
have the same understanding or expectation on the term
relationship.
Making new friends- go in quick to make friends and
connection since they have to make the most of their time.
Lead into conflict later. The friendship is shallow.

Chapter 12 Developmental Issues high Chapter 12: Developmental Issues-low

Adolescent developmental tasks, “home” culture expectations
Unevel Maturity-High and differentiation from system.
Global Awareness, Relate to adults, communication skills, and
Early Autonomy skills