Ruth Hill Useem (31 May 1915 – 10 September 2003) was an American sociologist and anthropologist who introduced the concept of Third Culture Kid (TCK) to describe children who spent part of their developmental years in a foreign culture due to their parents' working abroad.
Ruth Hill Useem (31 May 1915 – 10 September 2003) was an American sociologist and anthropologist who coined the term Third Culture Kid to explain children whose development was influenced by living in a foreign culture while their parents worked abroad.