socialization

Noun

• the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
  • the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
    

• the act of meeting for social purposes
  • there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
    

• the action of establishing on a socialist basis
  • the socialization of medical services
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  socialisation , acculturation , enculturation , socializing , socialising