Journal Article — Money Whitens But Doesn’t Erase: A Reflective Sociology of Racism from the Middle of the American “Melting Pot” — by Dima Kurin

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Engaging various sociological perspectives, concepts, and literature, this paper deals with my experiences with racism and racial prejudice ever since I moved to U.S. at the age of nine.

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Engaging various sociological perspectives, concepts, and literature, this paper deals with my experiences with racism and racial prejudice ever since I moved to U.S. at the age of nine. The points that are addressed deal with my experience living in Russia as a member of the white majority without any exposure to other races or ethnicities, and my experiences with race and racialization at the schools and various social circles I entered in the U.S. Another point that is discussed in depth is my family’s struggle with welfare and the struggles that that system presents. The essay concludes by exploring my experience with racism in the workplace as well as in the real estate market. The essay finishes by reflecting back on the journey that my family took and where we have ended up because of it.

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Kurin, Dima. 2008. “Money Whitens But Doesn’t Erase: A Reflective Sociology of Racism from the Middle of the American “Melting Pot”.” Pp. 127-136 in Sociological Imaginations from the Classroom: Plus A Symposium on the Sociology of Science Perspectives on the Malfunctions of Science and Peer Reviewing (Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge: Volume VI, Issue 2, 2008.) Belmont, MA: Okcir Press (an imprint of Ahead Publishing House).

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