<u>Functionalism:</u>
This is one of the important sociological perspective and is also known as consensus theory.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Functionalist perspective postulates that every aspect of society is responsible for its stability and proper functioning as each aspect or part of it is interdependent on other. Some of the sociologists who propagated this perspective were Emile Durkheim, Robert Merton and Talcott Parsons.
One example of functionalism is that government offers education to children of the country so that tomorrow that can support their near and dear ones and the funds which are used by government for providing education is the money of citizens only collected through taxes. So, here citizens and government are interdependent on each other.
<u>John Rolfe</u> is the person who introduced a "new type" of tobacco which helped the Jamestown colony in Virginia succeed.
Native Americans have been hunterers and gatherers up to the period when growing crops became available to them/when they discovered growing crops is a thing that could be done. The reason for this is that when you've started growing crops, you can safely stay on one spot and have a sufficient supply of food for a longer time period - this wasn't available before. However, even with the coming of agriculture, the still hunted and gathered as it was an important aspect of their life.
By using relaxing/ laughing as a coping strategy, it’ll make you spend time with people who make you laugh, and make you participate in activities that make you happy and laugh. It also improves your immune system. Relaxing also helps recharge your batteries.
Ideas of John Locke and de Montesquieu were influential because they appealed to:- the idea of popular sovereignty, - the idea that government should serve the people,- the ideas about equality, natural right and social contract between people and its government.