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socialization
socialization (also socialisation British English) /ˌsəʊʃəl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌsoʊʃələ-/ noun [uncountable]1. the process by which people, especially children, are made to behave in a way that is acceptable in their society:
    Schools play an important part in the socialization of our children.
2. the process of making something work according to socialist ideas:
    the socialization of medicine