THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RACE. NONE . THERE IS JUST A HUMAN RACE – SCIENTIFICALLY , ANTHROPOLOGICALLY. R acism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice , discrimination or antagonism directed against other people because they are different ethnicity. Modern variants of racism are often based in social perceptions of biological differences between people. These views can take the form of social actions , practices or beliefs or political system in which different races are ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other based on presumed shared inheritable traits , abilities or qualities. In terms of political systems that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices or laws , racist ideologist may include associated social aspects such as nativism , xenophobia , ...