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Lesson Socialization
1.2

The socialization that we receive in childhood has a
FACTS lasting effect on our ability to interact with others in
to Understand society.

Socialization

Socialization is the process by which children and adults learn from others. We
have been being learning from others since the early days of life and continue
social learning all through our life. Hence, socialization is a learning process that
begins shortly after birth. Early childhood is the period of the most intense and
the most crucial socialization. It is then that we acquire language and learn the
fundamentals of our culture. It is also when much of our personality takes shape.

people working for social cleanliness
In simple words, the act or adapting behaviour to the norms of a culture or society
is called socialization. It is the process of adopting the behaviour, patterns of
the surrounding culture. Socialization is very important in human life as it
helps to become social and also develops the personality. The person who is not
socialized, will not be accepted by the society. We learn to be socialized by our

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