Niger Delta And Chevron Oil Company: Case Study

MGBEMENE U. STANLEY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CONFLICT: MCM 805

TOPIC:
FIRST SEMESTER FINAL PAPER

MATRIC NO.:
139062065

DATE:
09/05/2015

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAMS
(NUMBER ONE)
INTRODUCTION
The two social systems that the paper will dwell on are the Niger Delta and the Chevron Oil Company. Here we discuss the various social systems to briefly bring out there history, believe system and values in terms of our paper. The research will also bring out the factors that led to the two social systems’ conflict; and proffer a possible solution to the conflict.
NIGER DELTA
Niger Delta is located in the south-south/south-East region of Nigeria and has more than 50 million people in population. The region lives in less than $1 dollar per day and

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