Kadın Boksörler: Boks Ringinde ve Ringin Dışında Sürekli Eldiven Giymek

Abstract

Bu araştırmada amacımız, tarihsel olarak erkeklikle özdeşleştirilen boks alanında kadınların nasıl ötekileştirildiklerini ve kadın boksörlerin bu alanda var olma stratejilerini incelemektir. Araştırmamızda fenomenoloji yöntemini kullandık. On bir kadın boksörle yapılan bireysel görüşmeler ve çeşitli spor salonlarındaki gözlemler yoluyla topladığımız verilerimizi içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz ettik. Araştırma bulguları boks alanının baskın şekilde erkek hâkimiyetinde olan toplumsal cinsiyetlendirilmiş bir alan olduğunu, kadınların hem boks alanında hem de boks alanının dışında ötekileştirildiğini ve kadın boksörlerin alanda varlık gösterebilmek ve aynı zamanda kadın kalabilmek için çeşitli stratejiler geliştirdiklerini göstermektedir. Boks alanını, Bourdieu’nün eylem kuramı (1977) çerçevesinde bir alan olarak analiz ederken, kadın boksörlerin alandaki toplumsal cinsiyetlendirilmiş deneyimlerini cinsiyet ilişkilerini toplumsal bir yapı/eylem olarak ele alan sosyal inşacı toplumsal cinsiyet yaklaşımı (Connell, 1987; West ve Zimmerman, 1987) bağlamında tartıştık.

Keywords

• Toplumsal Cinsiyet,Boks,Bourdieu,Connell

Women Boxers: Keeping The Gloves On In and Out of The Boxing Ring

Abstract

In this phenomenological study, we aim to understand how women boxers are marginalized and their strategies to survive in the boxing field identified with masculinity. We collected the data from eleven women boxers with in-depth individual interviews and observations in different boxing gyms. We analysed the raw data with content analysis. Findings showed that boxing field is a gendered field which is overwhelmingly dominated by men. Women boxers are frequently marginalized both in and out of boxing field. Women employed various strategies to survive within the field as well as to remain feminine. We used the Bourdieu’s theory of action (1977) to analyse the boxing as a field and social constructivist gender approach (Connell, 1987; West and Zimmerman, 1987) to analyse the women’s gendered experiences and gender relations.

Keywords

• Gender,Boxing,Bourdieu,Connell

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