Vücut Geliştirme Alanında Erkeklik Kimliğinin İnşasında Besin Desteği Kullanımının Yeri

Abstract

This study aims firstly to analyse how the masculinities are constructed within the bodybuilding and secondly to analyse the place of supplement use in the construction of masculinities. In this study Pierre Bourdieu (12) s Theory of Practice and Raewyn Connell (28) s Theory of Masculinity served as the theoretical framework.This ethnographic study conducted at a fitness center called as Life Club. Data was collected participant observations of 9 months long, semi-structured in-depth individual interviews with two women three men fitness trainer and twelve body-building men and field notes. Findings extracted from the content analysis was discussed under three theme emerged: (1) Inscribing the Masculinity on Body: Bodybuilding, (2) A Corner as a Social Field within the Gym: Real Men s Corner, (3) Reproduction of Doxa through Practice and of Practice through Doxa: I have just started pumping up. Am I supposed to use them (supplements).