A Number of Explanations Have Been Offered to Understand the Panic

question 88

Multiple Choice

A number of explanations have been offered to understand the panic over witchcraft in the Massachusetts colony. However, one dominant theme that cannot be overlooked is:

• A) The role of women in power
• B) Punishment
• C) The crimes committed
• D) The role that gender played in the construction of witchcraft

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Definitions:

Self-care Deficit Theory

A nursing theory developed by Dorothea Orem that suggests individuals have a need to perform self-care actions to maintain life, health, and well-being.

Action Limitations

Restrictive conditions that prevent individuals from performing tasks or activities to their full capacity.

Constituent Theories

The foundational theories or principles that make up a larger theoretical framework or system.

Presuppositions

Implicit assumptions or beliefs that are taken for granted without being explicitly stated or examined.