socialization.

1. The process through which people learn and develop the practices, expectations and roles of a community or group.

2. The transfer or organization of resources, property or production under collective or public ownership or control.

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Words that belong together

• childhood socialization
• professional socialization

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Childhood socialization influenced which forms of disagreement the participants considered polite.

Professional socialization introduced expectations that were not stated in the formal training manual.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / character / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: characterization, motivation analysis, behavioral comparison, qualification. Disciplines: psychology, social behavior, character writing. Commonness: moderately common.