Falling Into the Second-Generation Decline? Evidence From the Intergenerational Differences in Social Identity of Rural–Urban Migrants in China

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 10; no. 3
• Main Authors: Leng, Xiangming, Zhong, Min, Xu, Junling, Xie, Shenghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Generational Differences; Migrants; Rural Urban Differences; Social identity; Society; China; rural–urban migrant; second-generation decline; intergenerational difference; identity; China

Previous studies have not adequately articulated the intergenerational differences in social identity of rural–urban migrants in China. Using survey data from Wuhan, China, the study tests three hypotheses on intergenerational differences in rural–urban migrants’ social identity based on first-gener...