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[email protected] COMING OF AGE IN NEOLIBERAL NEW YORK by Jennifer Sugg A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2014 © 2014 JENNIFER HOPE SUGG All Rights Reserved II This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ______IDA SUSSER_______________ ____________________ _________________________________ Date Chair of Examining Committee ____GERALD CREED______________ _____________________ __________________________________ Date Executive Officer ____IDA SUSSER______ _____KATE CREHAN____ ___HESTER EISENSTEIN__ Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK III Abstract COMING OF AGE IN NEOLIBERAL NEW YORK by Jennifer Sugg Adviser: Professor Ida Susser Thirty years of neoliberal policies have left New York a divided city, with ever- rising rates of income inequality and widening social disparity. Structural transformations associated with global capitalism have led to divergent experiences for male and female youth coming of age in the 21st century. Girls are experiencing greater social integration and social mobility whereas, boys are facing social exclusion and limited opportunities.