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

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

From New York Times

It added that more than a dozen of its members had shared information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “for the purpose of better understanding resocialization as it pertains to quarantine and testing.”

From New York Times

The PCR test is considered the preferred method of testing for COVID-19 as identified by the NCAA’s Resocialization of College Sports Guidelines.

From Washington Times

Michigan says its process for reopening the athletic campus includes a 14-day pre-report risk assessment and a six-day resocialization period to campus.

From Washington Times