hegemonic function of objectives
according to critical theories, the major problem with technical discussions of objectives is that they divert us from an examination of hegemony. The concept of hegemony used by critical theories to denote the domination of one class or group by another.
In these view, the dominating group,the oppressor, either consciously, as in a conspiracy, or without conscious awareness, attempts to legitimise its interests at the expense of those of the oppressed. Furthermore, the oppressor attempts at least to maintain, if not to increase, its power over the oppressed. For these theorists, objectives are a hegemonic device in both direct and indirect ways.