Those changing people's general character and attitudes (5)
I believe the answer is:
ethos
'attitudes' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Distinctive attitudes' mean 'ethos' so perhaps 'attitudes' could also mean 'ethos')
'those changing people's general character' is the wordplay.
'those' can be anagrammed to 'ETHOS'.
However, I am unsure how this is indicated.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ethos that I've seen before include "The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era" , "Distinctive traits of a culture, time etc" , "Spirit (of, eg, an age)" , "Distinctive spirit of an institution" , "Typical culture or attitudes" .)