This was on one of my homeschool lists

You know since the word "socialization" seems to come up a lot in conversations
with non-homeschoolers, I thought I'd share this quote from "The meaning of
Sociology" by Joel M. Charon:

A socialized person is one who has been successfully made a member of his or
her group, formal organization, community, and/or society. A socialized person
controls himself or herself.

Lack of socialization is someone who: exhibits a lack of self-control, an
inability to cooperate, a tendency toward impulsive behavior.

So to sum it all up:

Socialized = The ability to control yourself in social situations.

Unsocialized = The inability to control yourself in social situations.

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