RESOCIALIZATION: the process by which existing social roles are radically altered or replaced.
With socialization, comes the concept of resocialization. This website talks about how a person can be resocialized into society. A lot of time this process is neccessary with people who have served in the army, people who have been in jail for long periods of time, or anybody who had a radical life altering incident occur.
http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/archive/programs/basic_treat.html