Definitions Banal expectations as predictions When value judgements are relevant Cultural expectations as rules Roles and their impact on selfhood Expectations, stereotypes, and selfhood The dynamic between structure and agency The act of role-playing How to handle cultural expectations Propitious growth starts with minute changes Cultural expectations take the form of rules of conduct or unwritten instructions which regulate how agents should behave in a given situation. If a person conforms with cultural expectations in everything they do, they eventually develop an impression of selfhood which is moulded by those expectations.