resocialize
Teach norms again
To resocialize is to socialize again—to reintegrate someone into society or adapt them to new social norms after a period of isolation, institutionalization, or cultural displacement.
Prisons claim to resocialize inmates; immigrants resocialize into new cultures.
The term appears in sociology and psychology: Programs aim to resocialize former gang members.
The process implies unlearning old patterns while acquiring new ones.
Modify something anew
- reacclimateAdjust again to conditions
- reorientAdjust position or focus
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
integrate · transition · habituate · acclimate · adjustment · conform · naturalize · repatriation
Restoration to a group
- reentryComing back in
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
correctional · probation · parole · recidivism · restorative justice · halfway house · support groups · behavioral therapy
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
orientation · instruction · guidance · modeling · role-play · reinforcement · intervention · program
Exchange of spoken ideas
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- empathySharing another's emotions
- listeningAttending to sound
- eye contactDirect visual connection
assertiveness · cooperation · interpersonal · politeness · rapport · respect · teamwork · patience
readjust
Modify something anew
- reacclimateAdjust again to conditions
- reorientAdjust position or focus
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
acculturate · integrate · transition · habituate · acclimate · adjustment · conform · naturalize · repatriation · culture shock
reintegration
Restoration to a group
counseling · correctional · probation · parole · recidivism · restorative justice · halfway house · support groups · behavioral therapy · reform
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
coaching · orientation · instruction · guidance · modeling · role-play · reinforcement · intervention · program · workshop
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
eye contact · assertiveness · cooperation · interpersonal · politeness · rapport · respect · teamwork · patience · tactfulness
resocializeisolate
Separate from others
alienate · ostracize · exclude · marginalize · segregate
resocializeradicalize
Convert to extreme ideology
dehumanize · corrupt · institutionalize · indoctrinate · brutalize