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Crossfit Praha gym as arena for the negotiation of gender identities
Kozílková, Petra ; Ezzeddine, Petra (advisor) ; Halbich, Marek (referee)
This diploma thesis concerns the participation of women on exercise program Crossfit whereby they gain various physical skills, mainly muscles and strength, which are becoming their natural component. Such physical and social experience is embedded in one structured space -Crossfit Praha gym, as primary research field of this study. Gym is here perceived as dynamic space in which women are through their participation, physical performance and sometimes also through their appearance challenging the gender norms prevailing in society. Within the participant observation of this diploma thesis author strives to bring closer - by use of her own body as research instrument- everyday experience of these females in researched sport discipline and locality.

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