Strain Theory

Strain theory can refer to;

In chemistry:

  • Baeyer strain theory


In social sciences:

  • Strain theory (sociology), the theory that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime
  • Value-added theory, the assumption that certain conditions are needed for the development of a social movement

Famous quotes containing the words strain and/or theory:

    “Finding everything deep—that is an inconvenient trait: it causes a person constantly to strain his eyes and eventually to find out more than he might have wished.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.”
    —André Gide (1869–1951)