Role expectations

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Roles

Articles

Role conflicts Role engulfment Role expectations Role models Role perception Role playing Role reversal Role satisfaction Role taking Role taking theory Role theory

Other aspects

Counselor role Gender role Gender role attitudes Parental role Role ethics Sex role Sex role attitudes Therapist role

Other articles

Teacher student interaction Pretend play

Role expectations are the anticipated elements that social actors in a social situation expect because of the demand characteristics of a perceived role. So people might expect psychologists to be able to provide them with emotional advice at a party, by virtue of their expectation of the therapist role.

See also

• Role satisfaction