Expectations are beliefs, standards held upon someone or something for the future.
The cause for expectations within family stem from cultural values, parental experiences, etc. In this case Hispanic culture has the concept of “familismo” which epitomizes the strong structure within the family and loyalty. This is good but leads the parents to have high expectations for the children's expectations and they expect them to be loyal to what the parents want for them. The effect of this causes anxiety and overwhelming pressure to be brought up upon the children because the expectations can be too high or unrealistic for them. Expectations are not random hopes that parents come up with. They are something that are built upon with culturally influenced beliefs and also what the parents may have wanted to do themselves but never got the chance to. Many people tend to see this different, authoritative figures like parents just see this as motivation.They believe that expectations are just guidance for future success in the children’s life and that way is the best way. However in contrast to daughters and sons themselves, they find this being a burden left from their parents of high standards. Reaching what your parents want you to be can be relieving once its done but the way up there is through pressure and stress for many. The main characteristics for family expectations would be cultural influence so cultural values for example plays a big role. Like machismo and marianismo still strive in Hispanic cultures and are common expectations from parents. Recognizing these expectations involve being away of the pressures and standards parents are placing on their children. Understanding the cultural context within Hispanic families can help the children cope with this because they can realize that this is just how their parents were raised. Expectations like these can compare to the goals the parents once had for themselves but never reached. To me personally expectations are beliefs that parents will harshly impose on their children. I see this a lot within my family of them expecting so many chores from us after long days or both work and school. Not only that but also within educational expectations, my parents never went to college and they both expected my sister and I to know what we would want to major in by middle school. These expectations can just come off as harsh for children and needs to be adjusted.