Source : WordNet®

socialization
     n 1: the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the
          socialization of medical services" [syn: {socialisation}]
     2: the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much
        socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {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: {socialisation}, {acculturation}, {enculturation}]