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Resocialization - It is a process in which the previous roles values or we can say belief of an individual are changed or re-engineered .In this the value or roles the individual was using undergoes a change . In this mainly adults learn new cultures , new norms when they are exposed to new environments . As we know, total institutions are the institutions which control all aspects of an individual's personality and life . So let us take an example for any of the total institutions.In prisons the inmates are moulded in a way that they shed their old norms and belief systems .The process involves two parts .
In these institutions the process is more radicalized as compared to normal life resocialization .