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socialization in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
    socialization  socialisation  acculturation  enculturation 
  2. the act of meeting for social purposes
    "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
    socialization  socialisation  socializing  socialising 
  3. the action of establishing on a socialist basis
    "the socialization of medical services"
    socialization  socialisation 
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socialization in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (context/sociology/psychology) The process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it.
  2. (noun) The act of interacting with others, of being social.
  3. (noun) Taking under government control as implementing socialism.
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