Abstract
Abstract The modernizing influence of education on select social attitudes of Mizos was subjected to study. Social attitudes toward religion, marriage, family, status of women in society, and education were measured by a Likert-type, 80-item, 5-point forcing scale. The Mizo version of the Modernity Attitude Scale (MAS) was administered to a sample of 400 adults with varying socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Subgroups based on subjects' level of education showed statistically significant differences in attitude toward family and education and the overall MAS scores. The educational subgroups failed, however, to discriminate among attitudes toward religion, marriage, and status of women in society. Personal factors—self-education, parental education, occupation, and age (negative)—revealed considerable influence on individual modernity in attitudes. Mizo women were found to possess relatively higher levels of modernity than their male counterparts. Media exposure, urban orientation, and religious orientation (negative) returned as significant sociocultural factors making men modern.
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