resocializationn.
/ˌriːˌsəʊʃəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌriːˌsəʊʃl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriˌsoʊʃələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌriˌsoʊʃəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The action or process of returning to a socialistic state; a renewed socialization (socialization n. 2).
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1899 Arena Jan. 58 It is rather a re-socialization of that which..has been artificially de-socialized.
1916 Mid-west Q. 3 331 The feudal system was itself overthrown by the resocialization of war.
1997 L. E. Harrison Pan-Amer. Dream viii. 201 They are generally committed to democracy and are unlikely to press for resocialization of the economy.
2008 Africa News (Nexis) 18 Dec. The first lesson to learn from the recovery programme of America and her European partners is the dramatic re-socialization or nationalization of their economies.
2. Social Sciences. The process of relearning how to function in a particular society or group (esp. in one from which a person has been separated) by internalizing its values and norms; the process of learning how to function in a society or group with which a person is unfamiliar.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > social psychology > [noun] > producing social conformity
resocialization1917
1917 Unpopular Rev. 8 99 If approached directly and on their weakest side, they may prove capable of re-socialization.
1926 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 17 179 The laws of heredity and of environment..must be taken into consideration... Then, and only then, can the problem of his [sc. the criminal's] resocialization be attempted.
1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. i. 20 When we come to consider the re-socialization, or indoctrination, of adults, we shall introduce two further principles of learning: cognitive learning and learning by means of emotional arousal.
2004 J. Schafer in J. Boyden & J. de Berry Children & Youth on Front Line v. 100 A process of resocialisation in which they [sc. former guerrillas] attempted to maintain links with their former lives and hold on to their moral beliefs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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