[syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
socialisation
n 1: the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the
socialization of medical services" [syn: socialization,
socialisation]
2: the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much
socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: socialization,
socialisation, socializing, socialising]
3: 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]