What term refers to the process of breaking down an individual's previous behaviors and rebuilding them with new ones?

Resocialization is the term that describes the process of breaking down an individual's previous behaviors and reconstructing them with new ones. This process often occurs in settings where individuals undergo significant changes in their social environment, such as in total institutions, where individuals may need to learn new norms and values that are different from what they previously held. The focus of resocialization is on altering an individual's identity and behavior to fit new societal roles or expectations.

In contrast, normalization refers to the process of making something standard or typical, rather than directly addressing the alteration of individual behaviors. Enculturation refers to the process by which individuals learn and adopt the values and norms of their culture, which typically occurs through ongoing interactions within their culture from childhood onwards, rather than a conscious breaking down of prior behaviors. Socialization is a broader term that encompasses the lifelong process of learning and internalizing the values and norms of a society, but it does not specifically emphasize the deliberate breakdown and rebuilding of behaviors in the way that resocialization does.