social process

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social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons assimilation, absorption - the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another civilisation, civilization - the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization decentalisation, decentralization - the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts de-Nazification, denazification - social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process" de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, destalinization - social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" human process - a process in which human beings are involved marginalisation, marginalization - the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society); "the marginalization of the underclass"; "the marginalization of literature" Nazification - social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; "as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion" peace process - any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities professionalisation, professionalization - the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare" Stalinisation, Stalinization - social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country" urbanisation, urbanization - the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban