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With the rapid development of economy and the acceleration of urbanization since the mid-1980s, an increasing number of labourers migrate to the more economically developed cities in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou (Yuan et al., 2013; Geng et al., 2012; Gao, 2008).
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Wang, X. (2015). I Do Not Belong Here. In: Brown, J., Johnson, N.F. (eds) Children’s Images of Identity. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education, vol 107. Springer, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-124-3_8
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