resocialized
Retrained for society
Resocialized means having undergone a process of learning new norms, values, and behaviors to replace previously learned ones.
The term appears in sociology and psychology, often describing institutional contexts: Prisoners are resocialized to follow rules, She was resocialized into civilian life after military service.
The process may be voluntary or coerced, gradual or intensive.
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- reprogrammingAltering original functional instructions
inculcation · propaganda · reform · conversion · correctional · totalitarian · coercive · detention
Coming back in
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
probation · parole · correctional · treatment · reform · recidivism · behavioral · guidance
Adherence to norms
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- moresBinding social standards
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
standards · expectations · propriety · protocol · manners · behavior · conduct · decorum
Establish contact again
- reuniteJoin after separation
- reestablishRestore after interruption
- reengageParticipate again after pausing
- reincorporateInclude again after removal
reintroduce · reenter · reemerge · community · family · workplace · support network · belonging
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
habituation · retraining · enculturation · familiarization · readjustment · learning · flexibility · plasticity
indoctrination
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
reprogramming · inculcation · propaganda · reform · conversion · correctional · totalitarian · coercive · detention · institutionalization
reentry
Coming back in
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
recovery · probation · parole · correctional · treatment · reform · recidivism · behavioral · guidance · mentoring
conformity
Adherence to norms
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- moresBinding social standards
values · standards · expectations · propriety · protocol · manners · behavior · conduct · decorum · boundaries
reconnect
Establish contact again
- reuniteJoin after separation
- reestablishRestore after interruption
- reengageParticipate again after pausing
reincorporate · reintroduce · reenter · reemerge · community · family · workplace · support network · belonging · acceptance
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
acclimatization · habituation · retraining · enculturation · familiarization · readjustment · learning · flexibility · plasticity · reacclimate
resocializeddesocialized
Stripped of social connections
unsocialized · corrupted · radicalized · alienated · marginalized
resocializedunchanged
Not modified at all
unaltered · unreformed · unreconstructed · unrehabilitated · static
resocializedself-determined
Decided by oneself
unindoctrinated · untrained · unconditioned · wild · untamed