- socialization, socialisation - the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services"
--1 is a kind of group action
Derived form: verb socialize4 - socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising - the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
--2 is a kind of meeting, coming together
Derived form: verb socialize1 - socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
--3 is a kind of social control
--3 has particulars:cultivation; breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing Derived forms: verb socialize2, verb socialize3