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socialization
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socialization [‚sō·shə·lə′zā·shən]
(psychology)
The process whereby a child learns to get along with and to behave similarly to other people in the group, largely through imitation as well as group pressure.


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This study 'seeks to offer fuller insight into television's role in the sexual socialisation process' of adolescents.
How can we extend our curriculum in schools so that boys get useful life skills and the tools to be able to manage their health when surrounded by peer pressure and such a powerful socialisation process?
The fact that too many nurses shy away from promoting their work is part of their long socialisation in silence, Gordon says.
 
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