In the context of the postmodern turn in the social sciences to cultural theory, Ryba (sport and exercise psychology, U. of Jyv瓣skyl瓣, Finland) introduces an anthology of contributions to a
field that has been considered slow to "embrace discursive understandings of culture...." International authors treat trends and areas in which physical educators are challenged to situate
their work in larger sociopolitical, feminist, and cultural studies contexts than traditional positivistic research and practice with white male athletes. For example, an emerging area is
narrative inquiry, in which stories link personal sports experiences to the cultural milieu. Fitness Information Technology (FIT) is a division of the International Center for Performance
Excellence, West Virginia U. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
