Lesson 1.4: the Study of Kinesiology and Related Career Pathways 𖦹⋆｡°✩ Flashcards
what is kinesiology
the systematic study of the physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of human movement and how it can be optimized
what are some other names for kinesiology
༻ exercise science
༻ physical education
༻ sport science/studies
༻ human kinetics
what are the bioscientific areas covered in kinesiology
༻ anatomy and physiology
༻ the skeletal, articular, muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems
༻ human energy systems
༻ human growth and development
༻ biomechanics
༻ nutritional science
what are the sociocultural areas covered in kinesiology
༻ history
༻ politics
༻ economics
༻ race and ethnicity
༻ gender
༻ sport ethics
༻ kinesiology covers the impact of the following sociocultural factors on the study of sport and human movement and the reverse (the impact of sport and human movement on sociocultural factors)
