learn the process of the political system completely in order to establish and maintain access to legislators through whom the NEA and CTA believed their interests could best be projected. Contact also required developing communications with (if not positive access to) legislators opposed to NEA and CTA agendas; the democratic political process is such that nominal opponents must often find common ground where none might apparently exist. It is a part of the system, illustrative of Grodzins' 1966 hypothesis of "shared relationships," that is: "all levels of government in the U.S. significantly participate in all activities of government" ("Political Processes," p. 27). Within this context of experience, political socialization was a must-do for this writer to function successfully.
3. When developing criteria for assessing the importance of social issues, one must balance the needs of the macro society against those of the micro societies (individuals, families and community/minority/interest groups) within it. Needs must be determined: Are the
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