There are three types of sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism (Henslin, 2012). Functionalism is seen as how different people in society have different jobs, but together they constitute societal balance (Henslin, 2012). Conflict theory is where different groups compete for different resources (Henslin, 2012). Symbolic interactionism uses symbols and uses them to interact with others, create their own points of view, and establish their own meanings (Henslin, 2012). Prejudice occurs when people already have their own opinions or attitudes regarding a race, gender, nationality, etc. (Henslin, 2012). Defining prejudice in a sociological way produces different thinking about how people perceive prejudiced opinions. Functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism are a great way to show the different types of bias. Functionalism shapes sectarianism based on the social environment (Henslin, 2012). According to Henslin, functionalism creates unanimity within the group and/or destroys human relationships (2012). McGlothlin and Killen (2006, 2012) explain how children from heterogeneous schools experience less prejudice than children attending heterogeneous schools. Many people grow up in a heterogeneous school starting in kindergarten. The girls were screaming and running away from the boys because the boys had “cooties.” Then the boys would chase the girls around the playground to affect them with “cooties.” All the girls had a mentality towards boys and boys. From a very young age, girls are told that boys are “disgusting” or that they have “cooties.” Thus, some girls develop prejudices against boys from a very young age. In heterogeneous schools, the mentality against the sky of the opposite gender...... middle of paper ...... rent prejudice areas have a huge impact on people's daily lives. Women have more difficulties at work than men because of their gender. People tend to be more prejudiced in their youth, and then they tend to continue to be prejudiced as they get older and go to school. Many people are impacted by harmful opinions and are harassed or mistreated because of it. How can people form their own prejudicial opinions without actually having problems with others? Works Cited Brinkman, B., Garcia, K., and Rickard, K. (2011). “What I wanted to do was…” Discrepancies between female students’ desired and reported responses to gender bias. Sex Roles, 65(5/6), 344-355. Henslin, J. (2012). The essentials of sociology: a down-to-earth approach. (10th ed., pp. 16-21). Pearson Inc. McGlothlin, H. and Killen, M. (2010). How social experience relates to children's intergroup