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    Youth alienation and subcultures

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    Youth culture became increasingly rebellious, epitomised by the punk movement, which reflected widespread economic disillusionment.
    AQA · 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The end of Post-War Consensus, 1970–1979 (study guide)

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