---
title: "SSSUSS5: Race, Ethnicity, Class in Sports (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSUSS5
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSUSS5
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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---

# SSSUSS5: Race, Ethnicity, Class in Sports

Analyze race, ethnicity, and class in sports.

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

## Expectations

- **SSSUSS5.a**: Describe historical racial segregation and integration in high school, college, and professional sports.
- **SSSUSS5.b**: Describe the impact an athlete's race, ethnicity, and/or social class has on the sports they play.
- **SSSUSS5.c**: Evaluate underrepresentation and stacking in sports.
- **SSSUSS5.d**: Explain the controversy of using American Indian mascots in sports.
- **SSSUSS5.e**: Describe the groundbreaking contributions to sports and society made by various minority 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.