Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Lesson 26: Individual vs. Social Responsibility

Using an artistically integrated approach in teaching literary themes helps students to explore more fully the universality of those themes. Rock music is a form of cultural expression which, because of its mass appeal, can become a useful addition in the cultural exploration of social and individual issues. What the individual's role in society is or should be continues to be a question with each new generation, and seeing in a variety of art forms how others have attempted to answer it can prompt a broader and more meaningful discussion.