### Question
How is the term socially disadvantaged group defined?


### Answer
The term **socially disadvantaged group** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 2003* as the following:

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

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2003*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT > SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

