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The four selected values: convenience, health, economy, and pleasure were derived from the four major meal management goals. Using the method of content analysis, food advertisements in the magazine <u>Good Housekeeping</u> were analyzed. The sample was delimited to the full and half page food advertisements contained in a random selection of 2 issues from each odd year for a total sample size of 52 issues. In terms of frequency, the verbal themes of the advertisements were analyzed for the expression of the four selected values toward food as either primary or secondary messages. On the basis of this study, content analysis of magazine food advertisements to determine trends in societal values toward food seemed valid. The results supported the hypothesis that the hierarchy of values changes over time. However, the value of pleasure consistently ranked the highest as the other values changed in the hierarchy. 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The sample was delimited to the full and half page food advertisements contained in a random selection of 2 issues from each odd year for a total sample size of 52 issues. In terms of frequency, the verbal themes of the advertisements were analyzed for the expression of the four selected values toward food as either primary or secondary messages. On the basis of this study, content analysis of magazine food advertisements to determine trends in societal values toward food seemed valid. The results supported the hypothesis that the hierarchy of values changes over time. However, the value of pleasure consistently ranked the highest as the other values changed in the hierarchy. 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