Somatotyping Development and Applications

Name: Somatotyping Development and Applications
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ISBN: 9780521351171

ISBN-10: 0521351170

ISBN-13: 9780521351171

Edition: 1990

Authors: J. E. Lindsay Carter, Barbara Honeyman Heath, R. A. Foley, Michael Little, C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor

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The first major account of the somatotyping field in over thirty years, this volume presents a comprehensive history of somatotyping, beginning with W.H. Sheldon's introduction to the method in 1940. The controversies regarding the validity of Sheldon's method are described, as are the various attempts to modify the technique, particularly the Heath-Carter method, which has come into widespread use. Somatotyping is a method of description and assessment of the body on three shape and composition scales: endomorphy (relative fatness), mesomorphy (relative musculoskeletal robustness), and ectomorphy (relative linearity). The book reviews present knowledge of somatotypes around the world, how…

Book details

List price: $218.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/28/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 520
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.21" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface


Foreword



History



Review of somatotypes methods



Human variation in adult somatotypes



Growth and aging



Genetics



Sport and physical performance



Health, behavioural variables and occupational choice



Overview and new directions


Appendices


Glossary


Index