Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Socialization has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the action of establishing on a socialist basis
"the socialization of medical services"
the act of meeting for social purposes
"there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
"the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.