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:
“You are all alike, you respectable people. You can’t tell me the bursting strain of a ten-inch gun, which is a very simple matter; but you all think you can tell me the bursting strain of a man under temptation. You daren’t handle high explosives; but you’re all ready to handle honesty and truth and justice and the whole duty of man, and kill one another at that game. What a country! What a world!”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955)