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Noun socialization has 3 senses

socialization, socialisation - the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services"
--₁ is a kind of group action

Derived form: verb socialize₄
socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising - the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
--₂ is a kind of meeting, coming together

Derived form: verb socialize₁
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
--₃ is a kind of social control
--₃ has particulars:
cultivation; breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

Derived forms: verb socialize₂, verb socialize₃