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Agency Structures: Inequality Within Agency Groups

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A commonality between the two articles is that inequality within agency structures has created a power divide between the majority and minority groups. The gap between groups is not because of an individual or one’s ignorance; it is the result of society’s structure and value system. Cindy Baskin emphasises the importance of needing to examine these structures that have created barriers that oppress groups, such as racism and capitalism. Additionally, June Jing Yee adds that from a Marxist viewpoint domination of racial minority groups were to further the motives of the majority group. In social work practice, explanations of oppression come from exclusionary practices within agency practices. Each book chapter has explained their ideas on
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