Youth Cultures among Immigrants: Rastafarian, Bhangra and New Muslim Youth Cultures in Britain

The study of youth culture seeks answers to the questions about youth identity, disruption, gender roles, social conformity, relationship with the previous generation, cultural and political participation and so on. Youth culture has been a well-talked matter in Britain since the 1920s. The Dandies and Flappers, Teddy Boys, Mods, Skin Heads, Hippies, Punks and Goths are some well-known youth cultures in Britain in the last century. However, though being a rich land for migration, the attention on the youth cultures or sub-cultures practised by immigrant youths is surprisingly low. In this paper, I am going to explore the Rastafarian culture of Caribbean origin, the Bhangra culture of South-Asian origin, and an attempt to form a cool version of Islamic youth culture in the UK.