In essence, before an adolescent attends a school of any sort, they learn what is considered proper behavior in a variety of social scenarios by means of the family. In his article on peer groups and cultures, Brown states, “…adolescents tend to replicate in their friendships, the pattern of relationships they have with family.” The family serves as a child’s primary peer group. Until that child matures into adolescence, socialization skills are learned through continuous observation and interaction of the members of the family. As youth grow up in a household they become more like their parents and siblings. As adolescents move from their homes into the school environment they begin to search for peer groups that closely match their perception of who they are.