Title

Basic Components of the Convergence Model of Communication

Description

The diagram shows the relationships among the basic components of the communication process. The principle of the unity of information and action is indicated by the bold lines. Through this relationship the cycle of communication is complete : all information is a consequence (or physical trace) of action, and through the various stages of human information processing action may become the consequence of information. There is a similar unity underlying the relationship among all of the basic components of the model. There is no beginning or end; there is only the mutually defining relationship among the parts which gives meaning to the whole structure.The distinction among the components is necessary for purposes of discussion, but should not obscure the underlying unity, nor the nature of communication as a process. …Collective action is a result of the activities of two or more individuals (A and B), built upon a foundation of mutual agreement and understanding. When two or more individuals believe that the same statements are valid, they become true by consensus, or mutual agreement with some degree of mutual understanding. …The two most important components of the model are emphasized with bold type: information, from which the whole model is derived, and mutual understanding, the primary purpose of human communication.

Designer

Kincaid, D. Lawrence

Date

1979

Source

The Convergence Model of Communication

Bibliographic Citation

Kincaid, D. Lawrence. 1979. The Convergence Model of Communication. Papers of the East-West Communication Institute. Figure 5.

is depiction of attribute

English Polygon

has attribute

English Dash Line

English Solid Line

depict things of type

English Structural or Hierarchical

English Conceptual

Coverage

communication