Associations to the word «Socialization»

Wiktionary

SOCIALIZATION, noun. (sociology) (psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
SOCIALIZATION, noun. The act of interacting with others, of being social.
SOCIALIZATION, noun. Taking under government control as implementing socialism.

Dictionary definition

SOCIALIZATION, noun. The action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services".
SOCIALIZATION, noun. The act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men".
SOCIALIZATION, noun. The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.