so-cial-iza-tion (BrE also -isa-tion) /.saujalai'zeijn; NAmE .soujala'z-/ noun [U] {formal) the process by which sb, especially a child, learns to behave in a way that is acceptable in their society

so cial ize (BrE also -ise) /'saujalaiz; NAmE 'sou-/ verb 1 [V] ~ (with sb) to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way, in order to enjoy yourself ( Si fife A )

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socialize more. til ft J!& #1 A 55 ® ° 2 [VN] [often

passive] {formal) to teach people to behave in ways that are acceptable to their society The family

has the important function of socializing children. Jg [also VN to inf] 3 [VN] [usually passive] to organize sth according to the principles of socialism

.socialized 'medicine noun [U] (US) medical and hospital care provided by the government for everyone by paying for it with public money .social psychology noun [u] the study of people’s behaviour, attitudes, etc. in society ► .social

psy chologist noun

.social 'science noun 1 [u] (also .social 'studies [pi.]) the study of people in society ft £44 ^ 2 [C] a particular subject connected with the study of people in society, for example geography, economics or sociology ft

.social 'scientist noun a person who studies social science ft £44 4^

.social 'secretary noun the person who organizes social activities for an organization or for another person ft55®ft ( )

.social se'curity noun [u] 1 {BrE) (also wel-fare NAmE, BrE) money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc. ft£j£® £ ( H^A3t$ ) : to live on

social security H ft £ U. @ .£ & 4S o social security payments 2 Social Security (in the

US) a system in which people pay money regularly to the government when they are working and receive payments from the government when they are unable to work, especially when they are sick or too old to work ( Hi ) ft £ {£ Pi [|j!] ji — compare National Insurance

.Social Se'curity number noun {abbr. SSN) (in the US) an official identity number that everyone is given when they are born US AftftN1#f!j#JiE5S;t

.social 'services noun [pi.] a system that is organized by the local government to help people who have financial or family problems; the department or the people who provide this help ft^Mf'J rtilJ Jt ( &

mm, ■, ft£«jfm; ft

£$i4iJJlftAi/i: a leaflet on the range of social services available llLft®®ft£IIfy?ij(I|fft^/f$-^- 0 the local social services department ftj&Fflft£^4ijp$n .social 'studies noun [pi.] = social science(I)

'social work noun [U] paid work that involves giving help and advice to people living in the community who have financial or family problems ft£}§4ijlf4 'social worker noun a person whose job is social work ft£«JIft#

so-ci-etal /sa'saiatl/ adj. [only before noun] {technical Ain) connected with society and the way it is organized ft

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SO-CI-ety 0-w /sa'saiati/ noun {pi. -ies)

1 [U] people in general, living together in communities ft£ ( ) : policies that

will benefit society as a whole All£ft£$JiIfc:^i 0 Racism exists at all levels of society.

# M o 0 They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today’s society. fMlffc#! Affl AAft 2 [C, U] a particular community of people who share the same customs, laws, etc. ft£ (

j4 ) : modem industrial societies JJfi ft X ik ft £ 0

demand created by a consumer society

t 0 Can Britain ever be a classless society? H ^ #1 — B A ££ft£? 0 They were discussing

the problems of Western society.£j 04 ftill.IEft i4 ft ft A ft£6ftnj$l₀ 3 [C] {abbr. Soc.) (especially in names Affl ft £ a group of people who join together for a particular purpose ft®; ft£; 4^£: a member of the drama society M'JftJ&M ❖ the American Society of Newspaper Editors Jt 0 jf ± ft £ —_T see also building society, friendly society 4 [u] the group of people in a country who are fashionable, rich and powerful ± M ft£: Their daughter married into high society. ftj|J$J icjlW-MT±MKM₀ 0 a society wedding ft 5 [U] {formal) the state of being with other people #5 55® Pin COMPANY: He was a solitary man who avoided the society of others, ft ft MA, AH4HA

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socio- /'sousiou; NAmE 'sousiou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs H^isJAS'Jis})

connected with society or the study of society ft £64; ft£4^&FtfJ: socio-economic ft£#£#f64 o sociolinguistics

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so cio cul tural /.sousiou'kAltJorol; NAmE .sousiou-/ adj.

relating to society and culture ft£%5t'ffc|!lti socio lect /'sausiaulekt; NAmE 'sousiou-/ noun {linguistics W) a variety of a language that the members of a particular social class or social group speak ( ) socio-lin-guis-tics/,sausiaulir)'gwistiks; NAmE, sousiou-/ noun [U] the study of the way language is affected by differences in social class, region, sex, etc. ft £i|[ W ft ► sociolinguistic /.sausiaulirj'gwistik; NAmE .sousiou-/ adj.

soci-olo-gist /,sausi'Dlad3ist; NAmE .sousi'cd-/ noun a person who studies sociology ft soci ology /,S0Usi’Dlad3i; NAmE ,sousi'a:l-/ noun [U] the scientific study of the nature and development of society and social behaviour ft £ ft ► socio-logic-al /.sausia'iDdsikl; NAmE ,sousi0'la:d3-/ adj. : sociological theories ft£ft£iife socio-logic-ally /-kli/ adv. socio-path /'sousioupaeO; NAmE 'sousiou-/ noun a person who has a mental illness and who behaves in an aggressive or dangerous way towards other people ( @

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socio-po litic al adj. relating to society and politics ft

SOCk Ohw /snk; NAmE sa:k/ noun, verb m noun 1 a piece of clothing that is worn over the foot, ankle and lower part of the leg, especially inside a shoe M : a pair of socks —* M M W 2 {informal) a strong blow, especially with the fist ( S

'■ ft: He gave him a sock on the jaw. ft$]ft&ilT' EffiftT — ^ o ITS777I blow/knock sb’s 'socks off {informal) to surprise or impress sb very much A i§ T W- M % put a 'sock in it {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to tell sb to stop talking or making a noise ( ih^A^il — more at pull v.

m verb [VN] (informal) to hit sb hard ®ft; >® : She got

angry and socked him in the mouth, ft Bf E Ifc ji ^ # ₀ o {figurative) The banks are socking customers with higher charges. MlS.T

IWl 'sock it to sb {informal or humorous) to do sth or tell sb sth in a strong and effective way *«7JiilMtt£ff; Go in there

and sock it to ’em! #M ft , M ^ 7 ^ ^ ilf \foi\]!

.sock sth-^a'way {NAmE) to save money M ®

(m); mm

socket /'SDkit; NAmE 'sa:kit/ noun 1 (also 'power point) (both BrE) {NAmE out-let, re-cep-tade) a device in a wall that you put a plug into in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building ( ft W, ) M ® : a wall socket l# || jg — picture o plug 2 a device on a piece of electrical equipment that you can fix a plug, a light bulb, etc. into ( ft fg ± IH) ) jg P, JS-FL, Ifi*: an aerial socket on the television ft® 3 a curved hollow space in the surface of sth that another part fits into or moves around in ft