A story to tell: the identity development of women growing up as third culture kids

This qualitative study explored how women growing up in multiple cultures navigate their way through emerging adulthood and develop a sense of identity. A third culture kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside of the parents’ culture. An interv...

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Authors: Walters, Kate A. (Author) ; Auton-Cuff, Faith P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2009
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2009, Volume: 12, Issue: 7, Pages: 755-772
Further subjects:B missionary kids
B identity development
B third culture kids
B Transition
B Qualitative Research
B women's identity development
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Summary:This qualitative study explored how women growing up in multiple cultures navigate their way through emerging adulthood and develop a sense of identity. A third culture kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside of the parents’ culture. An interview with guiding questions was conducted with eight women between the ages of 18 and 23, and the interviews were analysed utilising the feminist, voice-centred method known as the Listening Guide (Brown & Gilligan, 1992). The following themes emerged through analysis: (a) the disruption of transition, (b) the stability of spirituality, (c) the pervasiveness of "different," (d) the silencing of voice, (e) the sense of belonging, and (f) the autobiographers as women.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674670903029153