As you may be aware, a significant portion of the global population still resides in forested and mountainous regions, relying primarily on hunting and gathering as their main livelihood. The Gonds community, native to Madhya Pradesh, exemplifies such a population. Living a nomadic lifestyle, the Gonds people continually move in small groups from one forest to another, seeking game and various forest resources such as fruits, roots, mushrooms, and honey. Within Gond society, children are granted considerable freedom from a young age to explore the forests and acquire skills related to hunting and gathering. The socialization practices of the community aim to foster independence in children, enabling them to undertake numerous tasks without relying on elders, develop autonomy in decision-making, and cultivate a drive for accomplishment, including embracing the risks and challenges associated with hunting, from an early stage of their lives.

According to the cultural approach, people's personality is strongly linked to which of the following?

Genetic factors Economic maintenance system Unconscious desires Cognitive processes

Economic maintenance system

The cultural approach proposes that people's skills, abilities, behavioral styles, and value priorities are strongly linked to the economic maintenance system of their culture. It suggests that personality is shaped by ecological and cultural features.