CrossFit and the cultivation of authoritarian and militaristic sensibilities in selected boxes in Manila

Date of Publication

2018

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Thesis Adviser

FJeremy De Chavez

Defense Panel Member

Kim Bryan Lira
Johann Espiritu

Abstract/Summary

The central agenda of this thesis is to determine if discourses of authoritarianism and militarism are integral or merely cosmetic to the framework of CrossFit as practiced in selected locations in Manila. The questions prepared for my respondents were designed to target how militaristic and authoritarian tendencies, if any, affect the life of CrossFit athletes outside the box and to what extent are they willing to adjust their lives in accordance to those principles. The questions also touch on the negative impressions people have on CrossFit and why these athletes chose to try it out in the first place despite the negativity surrounding CrossFit and what made them continue CrossFit.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU17279

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

82 leaves, 30 cm.

Keywords

Exercise—Psychological aspects; Exercise—Physiological aspects; Athletes—Psychology; Athletes—Discipline

Embargo Period

5-13-2021

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