Pharm.
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
TOPIC:
THE ROLE OF AGE GRADE IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURSE GSP202 (NATURE AND CONCEPTS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
NAME OF LECTURER:
MAY, 2013
THE ROLE OF AGE GRADE IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
DEDICATION
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE AGE GRADES IN AFRICA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My special thanks go to Prof.O. I. Okoye of the department of Igbo & Linguistics of The Nnamdi Azikiwe University for taking time to read the manuscript despite his tight schedule.
I want to thank my lecturer Mr. P.E. Ezeme for giving me the opportunity to write on this topic.
I also want to use this opportunity to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to be here.
Finally, my special thanks go to God Almighty for the wisdom and strength in writing this term paper.
PREFACE
The Igbo age grade system is a social phenomenon which is organized in various age grade unions. Members discuss matters that are peculiar to them and as a result make their situations better.
They also improve the environment in which they live by looking after it. They administer it by disciplining erring individuals, contributing towards its development and conflict resolution through communal labour, constructing and maintaining roads, building town halls and bridges, providing portable water and among other efforts protect their communities from military attacks.
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.0.1 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO 2.0 THE AGE GRADE SYSTEM IN IGBOLAND
2.0.1 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER THREE 3.0 THE AGE GRADE SYSYTEM AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 CONCLUSION
4.0.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
4.0.2 REFERENCES
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
TOPIC:
THE ROLE OF AGE GRADE IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURSE GSP202 (NATURE AND CONCEPTS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
NAME OF LECTURER:
MAY, 2013
THE ROLE OF AGE GRADE IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
DEDICATION
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE AGE GRADES IN AFRICA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My special thanks go to Prof.O. I. Okoye of the department of Igbo & Linguistics of The Nnamdi Azikiwe University for taking time to read the manuscript despite his tight schedule.
I want to thank my lecturer Mr. P.E. Ezeme for giving me the opportunity to write on this topic.
I also want to use this opportunity to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to be here.
Finally, my special thanks go to God Almighty for the wisdom and strength in writing this term paper.
PREFACE
The Igbo age grade system is a social phenomenon which is organized in various age grade unions. Members discuss matters that are peculiar to them and as a result make their situations better.
They also improve the environment in which they live by looking after it. They administer it by disciplining erring individuals, contributing towards its development and conflict resolution through communal labour, constructing and maintaining roads, building town halls and bridges, providing portable water and among other efforts protect their communities from military attacks.
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.0.1 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO 2.0 THE AGE GRADE SYSTEM IN IGBOLAND
2.0.1 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER THREE 3.0 THE AGE GRADE SYSYTEM AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN IGBOLAND
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 CONCLUSION
4.0.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
4.0.2 REFERENCES
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
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