Which agent of socialization in your environment is responsible for teaching social norms and values?
The family is universally recognized as the primary and most critical agent of socialization. It is an individual's very first contact with society, making it directly responsible for teaching basic social norms, core values, morals, manners, and initial behaviors from infancy.
While schools are major agents of socialization that teach formal knowledge, civic values, and broader social rules, they act as a secondary stage that builds upon the foundational norms already established at home.