Two common and contradictory constructions of migrants' sexual behaviour dominate the literature? Firstly, migrants, whether domestic or international, are considered to have originated from a less-liberal (rural) location. It is assumed that they will adopt, over a shorter or longer period, the mores and behaviours of the host population. Ahmadi's (2003) work on Iranian migrants living in Sweden and who adopted Swedish attitudes towards sexuality and relationships is both illustrative of such work and indicative of the way in which attitudes towards sexuality or relationships can be used to measure migrants' integration (Manalansan, 2006). Secondly, migrants are associated with the subversion of the norms of sexual behaviour of the (urban) host community and with high risk patterns of behaviour. Migrants are particularly associated with the sex industry and seen as responsible for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (Zuma et al., 2003). Explanations for this behaviour reference the retreat of social control within migrant communities as anonymity increases and communitarianism decreases (Wolffers et al., 2002). © 2007 Taylor & Francis.

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