David C. Pollock (June 9, 1939 – April 11, 2004) was an American sociologist, author, and speaker known for his expertise on

Third Culture Kids Third culture kids (TCK) or third culture individuals (TCI) are people who were raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of thei ...

(TCKs). Pollock was the founder and executive director of Interaction International and co-author of ''Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds.'' His definition of TCKs is widely referenced: Pollock graduated with a B.S from

Houghton College Houghton University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.

in 1963. He taught Bible at Moffat College of Bible while in Kenya from 1977 to 1980. In 1993 he was named Houghton College’s Alumnus of the Year, and received an honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy (DPd) from Houghton in 2000. There he also served as an Adjunct Professor of Sociology in Intercultural Studies beginning in 1986. Throughout his life Pollock played a variety of roles as a speaker and consultant for the U.S. State Department and a number of embassies, a board member for organizations centered on TCKs, and the Director of Transitions for Global Associates. He also dedicated time toward

missionary kids Missionary’s kids (or MKs) are the children of missionary parents, and thus born or raised abroad (that is, on the "mission-field"). They form a subset of third culture kids (TCKs). The term is more specifically applied when these children retur ...

(MKs), through co-directing the Global Member Care Task Force, organizing International Conferences For Missionary Kids, and co-directing orientation for personnel in international Christian schools. In addition he served as a pastor while in New York, New Jersey prior to living in Kenya, and later for two years in Vermont.

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Interaction International

David Pollock Tributes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock, David C 1939 births 2004 deaths American sociologists Houghton University alumni