{"product_id":"caught-in-play-9780804761116","title":"Caught in Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost of us have become so immersed in a book or game or movie that the activity temporarily assumed a profound significance and the outside world began to fade. Although we are likely to enjoy these experiences in the realm of entertainment, we rarely think about what effect they might be having on us. Precisely because it is so pervasive, entertainment is difficult to understand and even to talk about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand the social role of entertainment, \u003ci\u003eCaught in Play\u003c\/i\u003e looks closely at how we engage entertainment and at the ideas and practices it creates and sustains. Though entertainment is for fun, it does not follow that it is trivial in its effect on our lives. As this work reveals, entertainment generates commitments to values we are not always willing to acknowledge: values of pleasure, self-indulgence, and consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information, please visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/caughtinplay.com\"\u003ewww.caughtinplay.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter G. Stromberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291338453243,"sku":"9780804761116","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_2d287ed3-d3ae-49bf-b5d7-58aefd7ccfe6.jpg?v=1781028143","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/caught-in-play-9780804761116","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}