Stranger” in Simmel’s theory

• Who is a “stranger” in Simmel’s theory? How does the stranger relate to other kinds of people in the “village”?
• How do Schutz, Stein, and Hochschild’s theoretical and empirical studies help further the sociology of “strangerness”?
• Many whites and heterosexuals conceive people of color and gender and sexual minorities as “strangers” who should not show up in their communities and determine the definitions of marriage and equality. Meanwhile, other whites in poverty in the deep South have found themselves becoming “strangers” away from the promised American dream. How can we theorize this process of mutual “strangering”?