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Historically, the Sowaázh aristocrats were quite powerful and held de facto power over the king - there was not an absolute monarchy. The modernization of Sóol was mostly led by the aristocrats (unlike in Japan where the shogunate was toppled), and the country was officially made into a parliamentary constitutional monarchy as an ostensibly democratic measure. | Historically, the Sowaázh aristocrats were quite powerful and held de facto power over the king - there was not an absolute monarchy. The modernization of Sóol was mostly led by the aristocrats (unlike in Japan where the shogunate was toppled), and the country was officially made into a parliamentary constitutional monarchy as an ostensibly democratic measure. | ||
===Traditional gender norms=== | ===Traditional gender norms=== | ||
There is an archetype of a traditional Sowaázh "proper lady", called ''Sowaázh | There is an archetype of a traditional Sowaázh "proper lady", called ''Sowaázh oójheeñg'' (lit. Sowaázh [species of flower]); a ''Sowaázh oójheeñg'' is polite, nurturing and submissive but has a core of inner strength and will and is willing to defend herself and people she cares about when necessary. She will probably speak Adísheg. | ||
===Social attitudes=== | ===Social attitudes=== | ||
*Gay sex is legal but gay marriage is not recognized. LGBT people remain somewhat stigmatized, though the stigma is lessening in recent years with more celebrities publicly speaking about being LGBT. | *Gay sex is legal but gay marriage is not recognized. LGBT people remain somewhat stigmatized, though the stigma is lessening in recent years with more celebrities publicly speaking about being LGBT. | ||