The idea that music does not directly influence today's youth and culture is farcical, music has been the foundation of human civilization since the days of cavemen . As long as there are stories to share and cultures to pass on, music exists. While music was once a way to preserve a people's culture, today it is paving the way for the destruction of modern values ​​and culture. “In our entertainment-obsessed culture, much of our lives are spent searching for the next big media thing.” thrill'” (Bass 1) and the most popular “thrill” currently offered to the masses through music is promiscuity. That is, the act of having sexual intercourse with more than one partner. While America and the entire world suffer from this drive towards promiscuity, the group most affected by the rise of sexuality in music are today's “young people immersed in rock culture” (Bass 2). Everything people surround has an impact on who they become; this is especially true for adolescents who are still developing. Teens listen to specific music genres for a multitude of different reasons, the most prevalent of which is social conformity. Teenagers need to feel part of a group and music allows them to feel important, to feel included. So they listen to this sexual, explicit music because their friends do, and whether they realize it or not, this music influences their behavior. They listen to this music that objectifies sex as a simple act. This music promotes and socially condones promiscuity. It is not just the words that are sexually explicit, "the sexuality of music is usually defined in terms of rhythm: it is the rhythm that commands a directly physical response" (Bass 1). Adolescent... in the center of the sheet... Quoted "Adolescents and the HIV/AIDS epidemic". Office of Adolescent Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 24 September 2013. Web. 5 Dec 2013. .Basso, David. “Research Links Rock Music to Teen Promiscuity.” Free Republic. 12 08 2006. Web. 4 December 2013. .Edgar, Timothy, Seth Noar et al. HIV/AIDS communication perspectives for the 21st century. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008. 70. Print.F, S. “How Our Generation's Popular Music Fuels Promiscuity on the Dance Floor and in the Bedroom.” Daily nexus. 03 11 2010. Web. 4 December 2013. .Thomas, R. Murray. Sex and the American teenager. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Education, 2009. 154. Print.