socialization
nounEtymology From socialize + -ation or social + -ization.
2
The act of interacting with others, of being social.
- Forced socialization rarely creates strong friendships, but there are exceptions.
3
Taking under government control as implementing socialism.
- socialization of the means of production
- Derived terms
- countersocialization, desocialization, homosocialization, missocialization, oversocialization, resocialization
Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences, Social science, Sociology The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.