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==Society== | ==Society== | ||
Society on the Mathenite homeworld is as diverse as its many ethnic groups. Needless to say, however, there are some similarities that form a nascent global culture that is slowly developing alongside the Confederacy. Mathenites as a whole tend to be largely egalitarian (though this means different things to different cultures) and most cultures have a very strong code of civic and personal responsibility. Mathenites are orderly to the point of militarism and many see the State in an almost divine aspect, something to love and respect, and something worth dying over. | |||
Mathenites believe in differences between the sexes, with Men and Women largely performing separate tasks though these are not 'traditional' ones as most cultures would know them. Mathenite families are very important and it is expected that women take the formative role in the child's early life as a caretaker and nurturing figure. In these early years, the father is not so much absent as he is on the periphery, expected to support his wife and child and to see to their wellbeing. Being a negligent parent is seen as tantamount to murder in the eyes of most Mathenites. When the child comes into puberty, that is when both parents take a largely equal role in the child's life, though gradually as adulthood nears, the same-sex parent will become the 'primary parent' to teach and impart knowledge on what it means to be a man or a woman in Mathenite society. | |||
Marriage is likewise important to the Mathenites and while, in the eyes of outsiders, their child-bearing practices may be archaic, their marriages are quite progressive and are true partnerships. Both men and women are expected to devote themselves to their familial unit, though in different ways, as keeping with their notion of differences between the sexes. | |||
Many find Mathenite society bordering on Fascism, though the Mathenites themselves do not see it that way, to them. They socialize, have leisure activities, and engage in other interests, but when there is something to be done, there is something to be done and most will not shirk from their duty. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||