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 deepthat 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 (18441900)
“The theory seems to be that so long as a man is a failure he is one of Gods chillun, but that as soon as he has any luck he owes it to the Devil.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
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