The Way We View What We Thought We Were Taught

I recently read an article written by someone I once knew relatively well.  She spouted off a handful of things she viewed as cultural expectations both from her family and her religion.  She went on to eloquently expound how, after she had seen a bit more of the world, she realized those things she had been taught were undoubtedly shallow, short-sighted, and in some cases untrue.  She has since gone on to relinquish many of her core beliefs to better fit her new world view.
       What I thought was interesting was when I looked at what she viewed as her culture's expectations for women, I realized that although I grew up in the same culture, I had ABSOLUTELY none of the same impressions of those expectations.  In fact, when I looked further at her complaints, I noticed that growing up she definitely lived by the expectations (to the fullest degree) that she complained about, but those expectations were relatively unfounded from my view.
        My point is, it is a good thing to evaluate yourself, the world around you, and your place in the world.  However, it is important to be careful that you don't assume your limited impressions (and perhaps insecurities) are a cultural expectation that has been imposed upon you.  Sometimes I think we impose those things on ourselves.  And, once freed from their grasp, if we can look back and realize it was in our own head (and not a cultural problem at large), we can move on as a better person without having to clash so strongly with the rest of our beliefs and our culture as a whole.