MODERNIZATION AMONG THE US STATES - CHANGE AND CONTINUITY FROM 1960 TO 1990

This research updates and extends John Crittenden's effort to identify the dimensions of modernization among the U.S. states. The objective is to determine the degree of continuity or change in the structure of modernization between 1960 and 1990. We undertake a principal-axis fa ctor analysis of the same thirty-three variables Crittenden employed i n his analysis of state modernization. In addition to comparing the re sults of factor analyses for the two periods, we offer an index of sla te modernization for 1990. The outcome of the 1990 factor analysis par allels the structure identified for the earlier period. Four primary f actors emerge-metro-urbanism: Migratory Pull, Political Participation (Integrative Message Exchange for 1960), and Decentralization (new for 1990). The overall index of state modernization shows New York, Calif ornia, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Colorado as the most developed sta tes.