An investigation was carried to see the cross-cultural differences in conservatism and recalled rearing behaviours of parents as well as the relationship between the former and the latter in two ethnically different groups. The subjects were 200 tribal and 200 non-tribal college students (18 to 21 yrs old) of the same region matched in respect of age, sex and father's education, occupation and ecological region. Two standardized tests viz, PBI and C-scale were administered to the Ss for obtaining data. Following were the conclusions: (i) Restrictive, protecting and rejecting behaviour of parents are significant factors in fostering conservatism in both groups; (ii) tribal parents resort to restrictive and hostile rearing while non-tribal parents are generally permissive; (iii) in both groups boys perceive their parents to have used harsh childrearing, while girls perceive their parents to have used mild and affectionate treatment; (iv) the tribals are more conservative than the non-tribals and girls of both groups are more conservative than boys.