Which sociological perspective would consider activism such as Occupy Wall Street and Teacher’s Union rallies undesirable, because they cause disequalibrium in society and political change?

Functionalism

Explanation: Functionalism (Functionalists) view government and politics as the way to enforce norms and regulate conflict. Functionalists see active social change, just like the sit-in on Wall Street, as undesirable because it forces change and, as a result, undesirable things which can got to be compensated for. They also seek consensus and order in society.

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place