socialization (n.)

  1. the action of establishing on a socialist basis; the socialization of medical services

    [ Syn: socialisation ]

  2. the act of meeting for social purposes; there was too much socialization with the enlisted men

    [ Syn: socialisation , socializing , socialising ]

  3. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; the socialization of children to the norms of their culture

    [ Syn: socialisation , acculturation , enculturation ]

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