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so⋅cial⋅i⋅za⋅tion

  [soh-shuh-luh-zey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
2. the act or process of making socialistic: the socialization of industry.
Origin:
1885–90; socialize + -ation
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so·cial·ize   (sō'shə-līz')   
v.   so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To place under government or group ownership or control.
  2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable.
  3. To convert or adapt to the needs of society.
v.   intr.
To take part in social activities.
so'cial·i·za'tion (-shə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., so'cial·iz'er n.
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Main Entry:  socialization
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See enculturation
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socialization

Learning the customs, attitudes, and values of a social group, community, or culture. Socialization is essential for the development of individuals who can participate and function within their societies, as well as for ensuring that a society's cultural features will be carried on through new generations. Socialization is most strongly enforced by family, school, and peer groups and continues throughout an individual's lifetime. (See also acculturation.)

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Main Entry: so·cial·iza·tion
Variant: also British so·cial·isa·tion /"sOsh-(&-)l&-'zA-sh&n/
Function:noun
: the process by which a human being beginning at infancy acquires the habits, beliefs, and accumulated knowledge of society through education and training for adult status
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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socialization so·cial·i·za·tion (sō'shə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The process of learning interpersonal and interactional skills that are in conformity with the values of one's society.

so'cial·ize' (-shə-līz') v.

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socialization

the process whereby an individual learns to adjust to a group (or society) and behave in a manner approved by the group (or society). According to most social scientists, socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behaviour, beliefs, and actions of adults as well as of children.

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