Explanations justifying the use of racism relate directly to the differential treatment of minority groups and contribute to the existence of racism as an unstoppable social problem. The basis of these explanations is based on the common misunderstanding of the definition of race. Therefore, issues that tend to be concentrated in one race are misjudged as “race issues.” This judgment leads to the establishment of a system of inequality between a superior race and inferior races. However, the logic behind these explanations does not take into account the true reasoning behind the value of minority individuals' status. Indeed, these explanations contribute to minority individuals' further struggle in life. One of the reasons for the existence of racism is the belief in the inferiority of the group. Many believe this is due to the result of faulty genetic traits. Therefore stating that African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans are biologically structured to be inferior to Caucasians. Their different genetic traits explain their differences in social success. However, National Geographic's Genography Project helps further explain that all of these so-called "races" actually came from a single group of people as they stated that "all humans today are descended from a group of African ancestors who, approximately 60,000 years ago , an extraordinary journey began." Through migration and adaptation, races eventually and involuntarily formed. (Genographic Project) Over these thousands of years, people have come to live in a world defined by their appearance, skin color, the way they speak, and their learned culture, among many other factors. So, in reality, biological races do not exist and races are defined socially. A second explanation... half of the document... minorities on all deficiencies in income, education, employment, type of occupation and health. It's sad to say, but the society that has been created makes it more difficult to be an individual who is different in appearance than those of the race considered superior. Now, where would the most seen races be if the situation had changed and they were, in fact, the minority being discriminated against? Works Cited Andersen, Margaret L., and Howard F. Taylor. Sociology, the essential elements. 5th. Wadsworth Pub Co, 2008. 234-243. Print."A seminal study of the human journey." The genographic project. NationalGeographic, 2011. Web. November 28, 2011. Lauer, Robert H. “Race, Ethnic Groups, and Racism.” Social problems and quality of life. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008. Print.