Giddens' main theme is how the practice of everyday life actions produces a set of expectations that constitute social forces and structures. Social learning theory suggests that we imitate and engage in the behavior we observe and this process is strengthened by learning that “socially approved behavior will be well received and should be continued; while socially inappropriate actions will not be well received and will therefore be cut from our repertoire” (Gauntlett, p.38). If we add to this the belief of human beings in the coherence of everyday life experience and their emotional investment in the world as they expect it, the performance of gender appears here as something learned and controlled, and which must constantly be worked on and worked upon..