Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  isopleth(Noun) A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity. 2  isopleth(Noun) thermodynamics A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.
(a) General. Socially disadvantaged individuals are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society because of their identities as members of groups and without regard to their individual qualities. The social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control.
Racism is prejudice and/or discrimination based on socially significant physical distinctions. What is made socially significant in racial prejudice is the opinion or attitude that automatically assumes superiority and inferiority based on racial differences.