Popular Culture and Female Sexuality : Consuming the ‘ Representations ’
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Note to Readers: It is important to note that the focus groups conducted for this report are not based on a representative sample of young women between the ages of 14-24. Rather, our aim was to offer a starting point to further explore the representation of female sexuality and social networking technologies. Therefore, all references to the participants’ responses cannot be generalized. They are used here for illustrative purposes only.
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