---
title: "SSSUSS4: Gender and Sexuality in Sports (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSUSS4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSUSS4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSSUSS4: Gender and Sexuality in Sports

Analyze gender and sexuality in sports.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSSUSS4.a**: Describe discrimination and prejudices women athletes have historically faced in sports and continue to deal with today.
- **SSSUSS4.b**: Describe society's changing view of women in the 1960s and 70s, the passage of Title IX, and its impact on women's and men's sports programs.
- **SSSUSS4.c**: Evaluate society's differing expectations for male and female athletes and the extent to which this is a reflection of broader gender roles in society.
- **SSSUSS4.d**: Describe the groundbreaking contributions to sports and society made by various female athletes

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.