The Council of Europe, in its report Coherent and Integrated Family Policies, states, "Families play a primary role in socialisation because they communicate the values, standards, customs and behaviour of the social groups to which their children belong" .
I sin rapport Coherent and Integrated Family Policies udtaler Europarådet, at familien spiller en fremtrædende rolle i socialiseringen, fordi den viderebringer værdier, standarder, vaner og adfærd for de sociale grupper, børnene tilhører.