Describe Simmel’s concept of stranger and show its sociological significance in studying social life, historical or contemporary.

Describe Simmel’s concept of stranger and show its sociological significance in studying social life, historical or contemporary.

Elaborate the discussion of “value” in Marx, Saussure, and Barthes. What do they each mean by “value;” what is the common thread that ties “value” in linguistics, in social conventions, and in economics.