Series
Soapbox with Tom Cottle
Episode Number
207
Episode
Sex Roles
Producing Organization
WGBY
Contributing Organization
WGBY (Springfield, Massachusetts)
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/114-67wm3g1z
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Description
Episode Description
"SOAPBOX is a 13-part series of half-hour programs that fearlessly tackle any subject important to teenagers, from sexuality to racism, depression to nuclear war. Because SOAPBOX confronts these issues openly and directly, it serves as a vehicle for communication between generations and between young people themselves."On each edition of SOAPBOX, we bring together a small group of diverse young people to talk about the issues that concern them. The frank, unedited discussions, moderated by Dr. Tom Cottle, are intertwined with edited comments from a much larger group of teens taped at various locations. "On the submitted program, 'Teenagers and Sex Roles,' high school students debate sexual stereotypes, the changing roles of men and women, and their personal reflections on the issue. Preceding this show is the 'SOAPBOX Sampler,' a 5-minute compilation of several SOAPBOX programs, which presents a general overview of the series. "SOAPBOX does not pretend to be the complete answer to all the problems teenagers face. But SOAPBOX is the first step in facing up to, talking about, and understanding those problems. The impact of SOAPBOX continues beyond the initial broadcast, as families, classes, and community groups use the program to illuminate complex issues and to spark lively debate on difficult subjects, debate that most often wouldn't happen with a catalyst like SOAPBOX."--1985 Peabody Awards entry form. This is tithe episode on sex roles as described above.
Broadcast Date
1985-07-25
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Talk Show
Rights
Copyright held in perpetuity by WGBY
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Copyright Holder: WGBY
Director: Peter Dingle
Moderator: Dr. Tom Cottle
Producer: Beth Curley
Producing Organization: WGBY
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBY
Identifier: AA027444 (WGBY Library & Archives)
Format: Betacam
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:28:36
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: 85039pst-arch (Peabody Archive Object ID)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 0:30:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Soapbox with Tom Cottle; 207; Sex Roles,” 1985-07-25, WGBY, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 4, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-114-67wm3g1z.
MLA: “Soapbox with Tom Cottle; 207; Sex Roles.” 1985-07-25. WGBY, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 4, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-114-67wm3g1z>.
APA: Soapbox with Tom Cottle; 207; Sex Roles. Boston, MA: WGBY, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-114-67wm3g1z