1.0N-IUSSPhttps://www.niussp.orgAnnika Elwerthttps://www.niussp.org/author/elwert/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pLEw4UHN9o"><a href="https://www.niussp.org/migration-and-foreigners/opposites-attract-unions-between-majority-natives-and-marriage-migrants-in-sweden-lattraction-des-opposes-mariages-entre-suedoises-et-personnes-qui-migrent-en-suede-pour-se-marier/">Opposites attract. Unions between majority natives and marriage migrants in Sweden</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.niussp.org/migration-and-foreigners/opposites-attract-unions-between-majority-natives-and-marriage-migrants-in-sweden-lattraction-des-opposes-mariages-entre-suedoises-et-personnes-qui-migrent-en-suede-pour-se-marier/embed/#?secret=pLEw4UHN9o" width="600" height="338" title="“Opposites attract. Unions between majority natives and marriage migrants in Sweden” — N-IUSSP" data-secret="pLEw4UHN9o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.niussp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Elwert_FB.jpg1200600Marriage with the prospect of migration may lead to new patterns of union formation in globalized marriage markets. Annika Elwert looks at characteristics and marriage patterns of majority natives who are in unions with immigrants who either lived in the country before union formation or migrated around the time of marriage, and gives insights about majority natives’ openness towards different immigrant groups in the marriage market.