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Repeated excruciation of the imperfect body. Workout in a fitness center from gender perspective.
Psotová, Helena ; Kobová, Ĺubica (advisor) ; Pavlík, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis describes the phenomenon of fitness through the gender perspective. The research took place in the environment of a particular fitness center. The space of the gym and the visitors' behavior were observed through the participating observation and semi- structured interviews. It was explored how a specific activity helps to form the identity of the trainees and how the relationships between them are created. This thesis analysis the rules according to which people behave in the given environment of the gym. It represents the gym as an environment that preserves the dominant concepts of masculinities and femininities on the one hand, but on the other hand visitors of the gym are allowed to disrupt the gender order by non-stereotypical behavior in certain situations. It was found out that attending a fitness center affects and disciplines the lives of trainees outside the gym.
Structure and tendencies of sports news of Czech Television during the summer Olympic Games in 2016
Psotová, Helena ; Řehořová, Irena (advisor) ; Mucha, Ivan (referee)
The structure and tendencies of Czech television's sports news is analyzed in this thesis. The hidden features and principles are revealed through a qualitative analysis of 17 episodes of the program Branky, body, vteřiny, which contains the information of Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The author looks at the phenomenon of sport from many different sociological and anthropological perspectives (sport as a ritual, sport and identity construction, gender in the sport). She reveals the processes through which the media image of the Olympic Games is constructed. The final findings are demonstrated by specific examples originating in 17 episodes of sports news.

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