### Question
What does socially disadvantaged group mean?


### Answer
**Socially disadvantaged group** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 2279*:

> a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2279*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 55-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

