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Anticipatory Socialization

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Anticipatory socialization is the learning a person does in advance of a role they expect to occupy, rehearsing it before entering.

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A student watches how practitioners speak and dress years before qualifying.

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Rehearsal is often inaccurate, and the correction on arrival is itself further socialization.