The process and domain of intergroup communication: Mapping the field.

Abstract

This article presents an integrative model mapping the field of intergroup communication. Building from Lasswell’s (1948) model of communication, our map discusses how communication about and between groups can be understood by separating Lasswell’s concepts (sender/receiver, message, channel, and effect). We present the articles in the current special issue as examples fitting within the map and illustrate how the map suggests some interesting extensions of this work.

Keywords

• intergroup communication
• communication process
• communication domains
• verbal and nonverbal communication
• media