Department of Physical Education, S. A. Jain College, Ambala, Haryana, India
Online published on 31 March, 2016.
Linear measurements and the socio-economic status of participants is necessary to take into consideration so that talent selection among the participants for a particular activity could be achieved properly. In the present investigation study was conducted upon selected linear measurements of urban school boys in relation to their socioeconomic status. The study was conducted upon 50 candidates of various SES group in district Ambala. Height of boys of high socio-economic status group is more than those of the middle and low socio-economic status group. High and middle boys group possesses the statistically similar height. It is clear that linear measurements such as height and leg length of urban high socio-economic status group boys was more than those of middle and low socio-economic status groups. These differences in the body size possibly occur in the urban areas due to balanced diet, better living standard, tension or stress free environment and proper care of health habits.
