The Beginnings of Communication Study in the United States
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the International Communication Association
- Vol. 4 (1) , 73-82
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.1980.11923795
Abstract
The development of the study of communication in the United States owes much to the contributions of a variety of scholars. However, four such scholars are deserving of the designation of founding fathers: Harold Lasswell, Kurt Lewin, Paul Lazarsfeld, and Carl Hovland. Each helped in the formation of institutes where scholars could pursue communication study programs full time. Today and in the future those very institutes and programs are likely to be absorbed into the development of a more broadly conceived science of human society.Keywords
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