This document provides learning objectives and content about patriarchy. The objectives are to understand the meaning of patriarchy, relate feminist thinking to social issues, and develop paragraph writing skills. The document defines patriarchy as power held by men in society and explains how patriarchal ideology benefits men and oppresses women by having men hold positions of power. It discusses how men try to control women through encouraging certain gender roles and behaviors that benefit men. Groups are tasked with considering ways men control women, gender role socialization, and relationships. The document aims to explain patriarchy and how it is perpetuated through gender roles and inequality in areas like employment and relationships.