The Spartans designed thier society for pretty much one thing, warfare. It's the thinking Greek, thinking warfare. They expected thier women to be treated with honor...this custom may have came from the minoans earlier. The women were to be strong, healthy, and fertile, to give birth to healthy boy babies. The sons were expected to be disciplined in mind from the time they were taken at the age of 7. It's a very fascinating society, but thier social structure wasd quite simple.