resocialization

American  

[ree-soh-shuh-luh-zey-shuhn] / riˌsoʊ ʃə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.

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Etymology

Origin of resocialization

First recorded in 1960–65; re- + socialize + -ation

Example Sentences

Elizabeth Guglielmo, director of music for New York City’s Department of Education, said that while music was hard hit during the pandemic, the arts are essential to the resocialization process.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

I understood that I was enacting a resocialization beyond my own.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2021

Many former members were trained for ordinary jobs and resocialization while in jail, later entering careers as photographers or authors.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018