1. Throughout the course of popular music, what examples of white fascination with black music have we encountered?
2. A diverse Latin American tradition has reasserted itself many times throughout the history of American popular music. Give examples of this musical phenomenon.
3. How have sexuality and gender been expressed in popular music?
4. What have been the major innovations that have changed the way popular music has been produced and disseminated via the mass media?
5. How has the music business reacted to developments in technology, specifically the rise in popularity of the Internet and MP3 players, related to the dissemination of popular music?
6. What popular songs are examples of class distinctions?
7. How has the concept of mainstream popular music and its margins changed since the early twentieth century?