SOCIALIZATION

• (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

  "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

  synonyms : acculturation , enculturation , socialisation

• (noun) the act of meeting for social purposes

  "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"

  synonyms : socialisation , socialising , socializing

• (noun) the action of establishing on a socialist basis

  "the socialization of medical services"

  synonyms : socialisation

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