The word 'Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers and on television and our children are taught about it in school. But what does Europe really mean to us? Does it have the same meaning for everyone? How does it affect our everyday lives? Do we consider ourselves to be Europeans and what does that mean in practice? This book concentrates on aspects of European cultural diversity. The four essays included deal with language, education, the mass media and everyday culture. The issues under discussion are those that strongly influence the way in which we define our common, everyday identity. They are also issues which determine our access to opportunities of different kinds. Three of the essays have been written from a German perspective, the fourth is by an English author, but all of them encompass a Europe-wide view of their subject. This book will help readers to place themselves within the context of everyday Europe and to identify those factors which make them and their own environment unique.

"The Open University, Deutsches Institut für Ferstudien an der Universität Tübingen, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities."

Chapter Essay 1: Languages -- Prepared for the Course Team by Konrad Schröder, Professor of English, University of Augsburg. Translated by Dinah Cannell -- chapter Essay 2: Education -- Prepared for the Course Team by Bob Moon Professor of Education, The Open University -- chapter Essay 3: The mass media -- Prepared for the Course Team by Hans J. Kleinsteuber, Professor of Political Science, University of Hamburg; Torsten Rossmann and Volkert Wiesner, University of Hamburg. Translated by David Leighton -- chapter Essay 4: Everyday culture -- Prepared for the Course Team by Wolfgang Kaschuba, Professor of European Ethnology, Humboldt University. Translated by Monica Shelley, Ulrike Hill and Ian Holt -- chapter References -- chapter Acknowledgements.

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