Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Popular culture.
The historical theory that witchcraft accusations served a practical social function, such as managing neighborly guilt over refusing charity.
Functionalist Interpretation appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Elizabethans (1580–1603), especially Popular culture and Witches.
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