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The essential thesis of this paper is that youth culture embraces sexuality because sex is a powerful form of rebellion The paper explains that for adolescents, the expression of their sexuality is a means of showing that they are genuine autonomous beings who can do what they wish with their own bodies. The paper examines how sex pervades music, fashion, body decoration and language in youth culture. The paper concludes that sex is a powerful tool for showing self-ownership and for showing others that one does not have to be as they wish him or her to be.

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"There is little question that sex underlines youth culture. Most notably, one finds sex pervading such aspects of youth culture as music, clothing, language, and body decoration. The essential thesis of this paper is that youth culture embraces sexuality because sex is a powerful form of rebellion against the perceived conventionalities of the older generation. In other words, young males and females rebel against the teachings of their parents by having sex; for adolescents, the expression of their sexuality is a means of showing that they are genuine autonomous beings..."

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