1. (

• socialization ,
• socialisation ,

) the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services" ;

2. (

• socialization ,
• socialisation ,
• socializing ,
• socialising

) the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" ;

3. (

• socialization ,
• socialisation ,
• acculturation ,
• enculturation

) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" ;