Syllabus (ANTHROPOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-17

Semester: 8

Course Code: BANTMAJ17C

Course Title: Sports & Nutritional Anthropology 

(L-P-Tu): 5-1-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To learn the physical characteristics of athletes in order to obtain information on body composition, somatotype and proportionality. To understand the techniques of different body measurements which can be used to study the gross size of an individual an

Learning Outcome: The students will learn about the anthropology of sports and physical conditioning of sports persons; the body composition and sports selection; the human biological variability and its relationship with food; and from the practical component they will le

BANTMJ17C: Sports & Nutritional Anthropology 6 credits

(Only for Honours without Research)

Total Marks: 50 (30 theory + 20 practical)

Unit I: Anthropology of sports: scope and importance of sports and nutritional anthropology, physical fitness, component of physical fitness.

Unit II: Physical conditioning, training-techniques and physiological effects; environmental effects on physical performance: effect of heat stress, cold stress and high altitude on physiological response and performance.

Unit III: Body composition and athletes, sports selection and monitoring, importance of nutrition in sports.

Unit IV: Human biological variability, health and nutrition; doping and performance, cultural constructions and physiologic implications of food across time, space and society; integrated bio-behavioural perspective towards food preference.

Practical 20 marks

Assessment of daily nutrient intake; Assessment of body composition; Assessment of nutritional status; Evaluate association of nutritional status and physical performance.

Demonstrate cultural perspective for preference of specific food of a population.

References

Brughart, R. 1990. The Cultural Context of Diet, Disease and the Body. In Diet and Disease in Traditional and Developing Societies.

G.A. Harrison and J.C. Harrison. Quandt, S.A. 1987. Methods for Determining Dietary Intake. In Nutritional Anthropology. F.E. Johnston ed., 67-84. NY.

Rozin, P. 1987. Psychobiological Perspectives on Food Preferences. In Food and Evolution: Toward a Theory of Food Habits. M. Harris and E.B. Ross (eds.). Temple University Press, Philadelphia, pp. 181-205.

Stinson, S. 1992. Nutritional Adaptation. Annual Review of Anthropology, 21:143-170.

Ulijasek, S.J. and Strickland, S.S. 1993. Introduction. In Nutritional Anthropology: Prospects and Perspectives, pp. 1-5. Smith Gordon