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Abstract:
Socialization, which can be defined as a case of internalizing the interpretation of the specified social roles, supposed to be embraced in the scope of the cultural structure, assumes vital significance through its function, also meeting the motive for belongingness within the human nature as a social being. In addition to his/her deep impact, shaped by the social dynamics, on the social life, one should not underestimate that the artist's social identity is formed by the dynamics of the society, and one should highlight the fact that the influence of the society on art is proportional to the influence of the artist on the society. Possibly, the most sensitive issue within the form of the relationship between these two interrelated phenomenon is the attempt to transform art not into an end, but a means. In essence, art, like social dynamics, has an important function in the acquisition of social will and its sustainability, and such a mission should be able to remove the inclination towards the consumption of this phenomenon for the sake of intentional targets. However, the commitment to be exhibited in this sense will be able to keep art away from the probable degradations and present the conditions where it will fulfil its functions. This study, which has been constructed in order to emphasize the socializing function of art, has been aimed to draw attention to the richness of meanings attributed to life by arts through its liberating, activating, unifying and harmonizing aspects over the social memory within the framework of its subjects.

Keywords: art, society, socializing function, social life, socializing effect

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