Socialization means coming together and making adjustment for doing work and discharging responsibilities of the
society. This is what has been defined by Bogardus in his Sociology; '
Socialization is the process of working together of developing group responsibility, of being guided by the welfare needs of others'. Every individual in the beginning is rebellious and selfish. By and by his social conciousness develops and he starts accepting the social responsibilities.
In the early period narrow-mindedness, ego and selfish desires predominate. In certain matters these traits continue their role throughout life. The effect is that instincts and other inborn qualities continue to control throughout life. That is why Fitcher has said that the socialization as a part of
social behavior and tries to make adjustments with his companies. Infact existence of other members of the society and making adjustments with them becomes a part of man's social behavior.
The definitions given above show that socialization is nothing but a process. It is a process of change and development. It begins from the date the child is born. As soon as the child becomes active, the process of socialization starts. It is this process that leads to the developments of an individual as a social animal. It means that the traits inherited by an individual from his or her father and mother in the form of physical and mental trait are not sufficient till those traits grow along with other social qualities.