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.
Privilege (social inequality) Privilege is a social theory that special rights or advantages are available only to a particular person or group of people. The term is commonly used in the context of social inequality, particularly in regard to age, disability, ethnic or racial category, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and/or social class.