In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SOCIALIZATION
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising
(noun) the act of meeting for social purposes; “there was too much socialization with the enlisted men”
socialization, socialisation
(noun) the action of establishing on a socialist basis; “the socialization of medical services”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
socialization (countable and uncountable, plural socializations)
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
The act of interacting with others, of being social.
Taking under government control as implementing socialism.
Source: Wiktionary
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IDENTIFY
(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”
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