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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Somatotype"”.
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William H. Sheldon's constitutional psychology: the somatotype as fiction
In this thesis I argue that William H. Sheldon's somatotypes can be seen as fictional constructions. The traditional notion of idealization in prose fiction intrudes into Sheldon's reading of his somatotypes; the same kind of idealization, based on anthropological stereotyping, that had marked the …
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William H. Sheldon and the culture of the somatotype
… dissertation is to show that William Sheldon’s somatotype project should be seen as an integral aspect of modernist culture. Sheldon engaged the same problems with modernity and the "Second Industrial Revolution" (urbanization, overpopulation, industrialization, alienation) that confronted …
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An Analysis of the Relationship Between Somatotype and Personality Profiles of College Women
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The relationship between performance in the competitive butterfly stroke in male swimmers and selected physiologic and anthropometric factors
… one-half second timed vital capacity, a special somatotype index, skinfold fat, strength and bitrochanteric were investigated as the independent variables and as possible predictors of performance time. There were no indices measured for the College Group to be of significance at the .05 level of …
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An investigation into determinants of successful rowing performance in terms of body morphology and stretcher position.
Successful rowers competing at an elite level have been shown to have particular morphological characteristics that are associated with their success (Bourgois et al. 2001; Slater et al. 2005; Kerr et al. 2007). The aim of this investigation was to identify physical attributes that confer an …
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Body composition especially external skeletal robustness in association with physical activity and recreation in pre-pubertal children : a national and international investigation
In children the way of life, nutrition and recreation changed in recent years and as a consequence body composition shifted as well. It is established that overweight belongs to a global problem. In addition, German children exhibit a less robust skeleton than ten years ago. These developments may …