noun
- The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.
- usage: "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
- synonyms: socialization, socialisation, enculturation
- All the knowledge and values shared by a society.
- synonyms: culture
- The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
- synonyms: assimilation
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