" (Russon 58) and the need to be recognized as the important factor is the source of people's prejudices. But people learn this behavior from their interactions with their families, another source of their prejudices. Traditional family structure maintains a system where the adults in the family have a more important place; and their wants and desires hold more sway. Children begin their lives in a system where their wants are inferior to others, particularly their parents, and learn to adapt this interpersonal interaction to other non-family individuals. Then, children take their experiences with their families and use them as the basis for their interactions with other individuals in society. The superior/inferior system that they experienced in their childhood becomes the manner in which they develop their personal identities and the way they interact with others. They become the important factor in relationships by making their wants more important than the wants of others. People's prejudices often affect their identity and the way they interact with others, but when people are exposed to experiences that are unusual they can develop what Russon described as a "neurosis." In this situation Russon used the term "neurosis"...

When this occurs each part of the identity is used for a different aspect of social interaction. For instance, a person may be the head of the household at home but a lowly inferior at work and their views and behavior would adapt to the particular situation. But when a person develops mistaken prejudices, or unusual ways to deal with social situations, this can be disruptive in normal social encounters. Russon used the example of a girl, raised by two psychologically disturbed parents who developed behavioral responses that were appropriate when interacting with the parents but socially unacceptable when dealing with others, as what can happen when mistaken beliefs take hold. Because of her experiences with her parents, this girl developed into a woman who was unable to maintain normal social relationships. Mistaken beliefs, in the forms of a "neurosis" can result in certain aspects of social life becoming problematic.
Works Cited

Russon, John. Human Experience: Philosophy, Neurosis, and the Elements of Everyday Life. Albany: State University of New York, 2003. Print.