The stage of socialisation that occurs during family and school to instill core norms is called?

• A. Value consensus
• B. Social conformity
• C. Primary socialisation
• D. Hidden curriculum

Answer: (C)

Primary socialisation is the initial process through which people learn the basic norms, values, language, and everyday behaviors needed to function in society. This happens mainly in the family during early childhood, with schooling reinforcing those foundations, so core norms are established before later experiences shape more sophisticated roles and beliefs. The other ideas are related but describe different things: social conformity is about behaving in line with those norms, the hidden curriculum refers to the implicit lessons school teaches alongside formal subjects, and value consensus describes a society-wide agreement on values rather than the learning process itself. Therefore, the stage that instills core norms through family and school is primary socialisation.