socialization

Meanings

Plural: socializations

Noun

• the action of establishing on a socialist basis
  • "the socialization of medical services"
• the act of meeting for social purposes
  • "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
• the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
  • "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
• The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
• The act of interacting with others, of being social.
• Taking under government control as implementing socialism.

Synonyms

acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialising, socializing