'socialization' definitions:

Definition of 'socialization'

(from WordNet)
noun
The action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services" [syn: socialization, socialisation]
noun
The act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising]
noun
The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation]