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Introduction : Body is a phenomenon not only biological, but social and cultural and today as signs of personal and cultural identity, that can be socially built so its construction and function are a state of social and cultural beliefs. Researchers believe that the body and culture do not exist apart from each other, and the embodiment of body goes to people`s culture and society in which live . General understanding of the body in a culture is a fundamental issue within the culture and society . Method: In this study, the relationship between body management and cultural capital by survey and case study has been investigated. in this descriptive- analytic study, questionnaires have been used. Sample size, contains 235 Tabriz University students which have been selected by using stratified sampling. Findings: findings show that the rate of body management among students is average, and there is a positive and significant relationship between body management and cultural capital. Regression analysis results show that among the independent variables two variables have been identified. 18/1 percent of variance in body management (dependent variable) to explain. Discussion: Cultural capital is one of the factors that explain body management among students, and increasing the cultural capital of students. it will lead to improving student's body management

Keywords: Body Management, Cultural capital, Students

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