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Distintos enfoques sobre esteroides anabolizantes: riscos à saúde e hipermasculinidade

Fátima Cecchetto1
Danielle Ribeiro de Moraes2
Patrícia Silveira de Farias3

CECCHETTO, F MORAES, D.R.; FARIAS, P Distinct approaches towards anabolic steroids:
.;
.S. risks to health and hypermasculinity. Interface - Comunic., Saude, Educ., v.16, n.41,
p.369-82, abr./jun. 2012.

Two approaches towards anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use are dealt with: the first is found in the biomedical literature, centered on the effects on young men’s health; the second refers to the users themselves, focusing on the sociocultural aspects of consumption. Qualitative methodology was used, based on analysis of two types of material: (i) articles from the biomedical field; (ii) material from studied conducted between 2001 and
2004, including ethnography and semistructured interviews with nineteen male jiu-jitsu fighters in Rio de Janeiro. The results indicate that there is a mismatch between the biomedical approach, which condemns the non-therapeutic use of
AAS, and the representations and practices of users who resort to these substances with the goal of improving strength and muscularity. It is concluded that the relationship between anabolic substance consumption and the social construction of masculinity needs to be further studied within the context of public health.

Abordam-se dois enfoques sobre o uso de esteroides anabólicos androgênicos
(EAA): o primeiro encontra-se na literatura biomédica, centrada em seus efeitos na saúde de homens jovens; o segundo refere-se aos próprios usuários, focalizando os aspectos socioculturais do consumo.
Foi utilizada metodologia qualitativa a partir da análise de dois tipos de material:
(i) artigos da área biomédica; (ii) material de pesquisas realizadas entre 2001 e
2004, incluindo etnografia e entrevistas semiestruturadas com 19 homens praticantes de jiu-jítsu no Rio de Janeiro.
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