The convergence model of communication

dc.contributor.author Kincaid, D. Lawrence
dc.date.accessioned 2017-08-02T00:30:09Z
dc.date.available 2017-08-02T00:30:09Z
dc.date.issued 1979-09
dc.description For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>
dc.description.abstract This paper develops a general model of the communication process based upon the principle of convergence as derived from basic information theory and cybernetics. The author is critical of the linear, one-way models of communication which have dominated past research. The hidden biases of these models, especially toward individual psychology and mechanistic explanation, are identified. The advantages of cybernetic explanation are discussed in that context. Finally, the definition of information and meaning leads to a paradigm that presents communication as a cyclical process of convergence and divergence over time.
dc.format.extent iii, 41, [7] p.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/48094
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Honolulu : East-West Communication Institute
dc.relation.ispartofseries Papers of the East-West Communication Institute;no. 18
dc.subject.lcsh Communication - Philosophy
dc.subject.lcsh Convergence
dc.title The convergence model of communication
dc.type Report
dc.type.dcmi Text
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