One framework in which to view Jersey Shore is transgression. The guido culture portrayed in Jersey Shore was the first of its kind in pop culture and led to a multitude of reality show spinoffs focused on New Jersey Italian-Americans (Sherry & Martin, 2014, p. 1272). Since this series initiated such a causal sequence of reality guido culture at a time when the world had not greatly been exposed to such, Jersey Shore transgressed cultural acceptance of profane, promiscuous hookup culture through the establishment of sexually promiscuous, violent, and indulgent Italian-American guidos. Moreover, Jersey Shore can be viewed through a lens of cultural work, as well, where the cultural work of Jersey Shore encourages viewers to question the social norms surrounding the behaviors of people in their twenties with respect to drinking, partying, and sexuality, based on the content of the
One framework in which to view Jersey Shore is transgression. The guido culture portrayed in Jersey Shore was the first of its kind in pop culture and led to a multitude of reality show spinoffs focused on New Jersey Italian-Americans (Sherry & Martin, 2014, p. 1272). Since this series initiated such a causal sequence of reality guido culture at a time when the world had not greatly been exposed to such, Jersey Shore transgressed cultural acceptance of profane, promiscuous hookup culture through the establishment of sexually promiscuous, violent, and indulgent Italian-American guidos. Moreover, Jersey Shore can be viewed through a lens of cultural work, as well, where the cultural work of Jersey Shore encourages viewers to question the social norms surrounding the behaviors of people in their twenties with respect to drinking, partying, and sexuality, based on the content of the