The essential contribution of symbolic interaction analysis is labeling theory. Labeling theory is the notion that deviance and conformity results not so much from what people do as opposed to how others react to those actions. This theory “stresses the relativity of deviance”, meaning that one behavior can be interpreted in many ways. It helps explain the way that our society understands deviance. Labeling deviance is when someone judges you for your actions and makes something out of it. People have a habit of labeling people whose difference in thought or action aggravates us. The symbolic interaction analysis demonstrates how people perceive deviance in everyday situations. Everyday we look at people and define them by their actions and
