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socialization

noun
  1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
    socialisationacculturationenculturation
  2. the act of meeting for social purposes
    “there was too much socialization with the enlisted men”
    socialisationsocializingsocialising
  3. the action of establishing on a socialist basis
    “the socialization of medical services”
    socialisation