Table 1
Human Mate Selection Criteria and Related
Instructional Areas of the Expanded Core
Curriculum
Note. X = disability-specific skill area of the ECC
that can facilitate development of a desirable
trait.
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ECC
Instructional
Area
Human Mate Selection Criteria
Leader of
social group or
has a dominant
quality
Contributes
monetarily to
the family's
wealth
Physically
attractive
Career
X
Compensatory
or functional
academic
skills
X X
Independent
living skills
X X X
Orientation
and mobility
skills
X X
Self-
determination
skills
X X
Sensory
efficiency
skills
X
X X
Recreation
and leisure
skills
X X X
Use of
assistive
technology
X X
education
Social
interaction
skills