Anticipatory socialization is the process of preparing for future roles and statuses by learning and adopting new behaviors, norms, skills, and values. It is facilitated by social interactions, in which non-group members learn to take on the values and standards of groups that they aspire to join, so as to ease their entry into the group and help them interact competently once they have been accepted by it/04%3A_The_Role_of_Socialization/4.07%3A_Socialization_Throughout_the_Life_Span/4.7C%3A_Anticipatory_Socialization_and_Resocialization). This process involves changing ones attitudes and behaviors in preparation for a shift in ones role. Some words commonly associated with anticipatory socialization include grooming, play-acting, training, and rehearsing. Examples of anticipatory socialization include law school students learning how to behave like lawyers, older people preparing for retirement, and Mormon boys getting ready to become missionaries. There are two types of anticipatory socialization: vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS) and organizational anticipatory socialization (OAS)/04%3A_The_Role_of_Socialization/4.07%3A_Socialization_Throughout_the_Life_Span/4.7C%3A_Anticipatory_Socialization_and_Resocialization). VAS involves socializing individuals to pursue particular occupations, while OAS involves trained individuals developing expectations about their prospective careers. Anticipatory socialization is different from resocialization, which is imposed upon an individual by a group, while anticipatory socialization comes from an individual’s desire to join a group or enter a new role.