These are the following questions the students choose to pick and answer: You must use the book for the class to respond to each student 100 words each including the instructor please:

Please choose one of the following questions:

1. In which forms of government do average citizens have the least and most political power? What options might they have for exerting political power under this type of government? In your response, also discuss voter participation in the U.S.

Explain how a voter's social class and other social factors can affect his or her voting practices. Besides voting, how can U.S. citizens influence political processes and outcomes?

Have you personally used any of these strategies?

2. Describe your vision of a model economic system - is it capitalist, socialist, or somewhere in between? In your answer be sure to compare and contrast the two major economic systems (capitalism and socialism).

How do you think the United States economy will change as we move closer to a technology-driven service economy?

3. What factors contribute to the disparities in health among racial, ethnic, and gender groups in the United States?

How is this a sociological issue as well as a medical one? What diseases are the most stigmatized in the U.S.? Which are the least? Is this different in different cultures or social classes?

The Forum meets the following course objectives:

· Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.

· Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.

· Interpret the United States economy and politics.

· Discuss the sociological study of health and medicine in society.

Respond 100 words to Instructor Avant: Hi, James and Sean, many countries have mixed economies, so if a country is leaning towards capitalism or socialism that means they still have one or the other with the existence of both economies.

For example, United States is predominantly a capitalist economy, however, the government still runs many programs such as state health care for low income or poor population, fair labor acts for minimum wage and social security benefits.

Thus, even though United States is capitalist, it still maintains socialism. Similar to another country that might have a socialistic economy but still has capitalist by private ownership. Do you think that this capitalist economy system is closely related to the state power of United States? What did you learn from the assigned chapters?