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socialization

socialization noun: the process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.

Noun

socialization (countable and uncountable, plural socializations)

  1. The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
    • Socialization skills are important things to learn in kindergarten.
  2. The act of interacting with others, of being social.
    • Forced socialization rarely creates strong friendships, but there are exceptions.
  3. Taking under government control as implementing socialism.
    • socialization of the means of production
    • No doubt he hoped, like Marx, that the socialization of production would make it possible to reconcile man's dominion over nature with the claims of his personal life, and effect a synthesis of the two.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

socialization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

socialization in Hindi

समाजीकरण, सामाजिकीकरण, सामाजिककरण

socialization in Tamil

சமூகமயமாக்கல், சமூகமயமாக்குதல்

socialization in Marathi

समाजीकरण, सामाजिकीकरण

socialization in Urdu

سماج کاری
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socialization in Bengali
সামাজিকীকরণ, সমাজায়ন
socialization in Telugu
సాంఘికీకరణ, సామాజికీకరణ
socialization in Malayalam
സാമൂഹികവൽക്കരണം, സാമൂഹ്യവൽക്കരണം
socialization in Kannada
ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕೀಕರಣ, ಸಾಮಾಜೀಕರಣ
socialization in Punjabi
ਸਮਾਜਿਕਕਰਨ, ਸਮਾਜੀਕਰਣ
socialization in Gujarati
સમાજીકરણ, સામાજિકીકરણ, સામાજીકકરણ
socialization in Odia
ସାମାଜିକୀକରଣ, ସମାଜୀକରଣ, ସାମାଜିକକରଣ
socialization in Nepali
सामाजिकीकरण, समाजीकरण, सामाजिककरण
socialization in Malay
pemasyarakatan, sosialisasi
socialization in Indonesian
sosialisasi

Examples of socialization in a sentence

  • Social media is no longer a mere public extension of our private socialization; it has become a replacement for it.
  • In computer gaming, socialization is the new paradigm, and in some games, even single-player game modes require an Internet connection.
  • We refer to the process by which socialization agents support emotional activity within the child as emotional scaffolding.

All 16 example sentences with socialization

Forms of socialization

pluralsocializations
alternative formsocialisation

Origin of socialization

From socialize + -ation or social + -ization.

Words formed from socialization

Questions about socialization

What does socialization mean?
Socialization means the process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
What is socialization in Hindi?
Socialization in Hindi is समाजीकरण, सामाजिकीकरण, सामाजिककरण. See Socialization meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is socialization?
Socialization is a noun.
What is the plural of socialization?
The plural of socialization is socializations.

Words near socialization in the dictionary

  1. socialite
  2. socialites
  3. socialities
  4. sociality
  5. socializable
  6. socialization
  7. socializations
  8. socialize
  9. socialized
  10. socialized medicine
  11. socializee

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: socialization (page history and authors); socialization (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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