Socialization
[,səʊʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃən] or [,soʃələ'zeʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; 'the socialization of children to the norms of their culture'.
(noun.) the act of meeting for social purposes; 'there was too much socialization with the enlisted men'.
(noun.) the action of establishing on a socialist basis; 'the socialization of medical services'.
Editor: Vince--From WordNet
Examples
- No class will abolish itself, materially alter its way of living, or drastically reconstruct itself, albeit no class is indisposed to co-operate in the unlimited socialization of any other class. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There is a section among the socialists which regards the class movement of labor as a driving force in the socialization of industry. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Editor: Thea