P/S/102. Dissertation. Motivations of a female gym goer: technologies of self and domination

The dissertation investigates the values behind gym culture reviewing literature on the issues of women liberation, history of the gym, the sociology of sport with a focus on Foucaults ideas, technologies of power, mastery of oneself, etc. Research methodology, in addition to secondary data analysis, includes primary data collection (observation, interviews) and interpretation. Motivations for attending the gym are identified and discussed as technologies of self and domination.