resocialization
/riːˌsoʊʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to adapt to a new social environment or role, often after a major life change or in a correctional or therapeutic setting.
- Moving to a new country often requires resocialization to understand local customs and social rules.
- The prison program focuses on the resocialization of inmates so they can rejoin society as productive citizens.
- After leaving the military, he went through a period of resocialization to adjust to civilian life.