I personally did not care for the term borderline because it implied a steady state,but I prefer the use of the term "marginal' because it expresses a dynamism of someone who may have problems in coping but is still able to maintain an err of adjustment strategically to deal with a prevailing situation. I would not do away with the idea of borderline even though I prefer the term "marginal",neither should it imply personality disorders only.As the cross-cultural dude on Tips, being borderline or marginal can characterize the behavior of immigrants who are U.S-centric challenged eliciting a variety of adjustment and maladjustment behaviors from suicide to multiple killings as thy try to cope while moving back and forth between cultures. I devote a whole chapter to the various modes of adjustment of immigrants in my work(now in preparation) THE CROSS-CULTURAL JOURNAL OF MICHAEL J. SYLVESTER. I would not do away with the term as yet. Need to how some immigrants will fare.
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3041 or send a blank email to leave-3041-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
