Q ACTIVITY 1: Stereotypes and Generalizations Your answer for this activity should 1-2 pages in length. Submit your completed assignment on Blackboard. Stereotypes and Generalizations about College Students Learning Objective 1.4: Give examples of a good generalization and a stereotype. In this activity, you will examine the differences between good and bad generalizations using data from the Higher Learning Advocates (a bipartisan non-profit organization), about characteristics of college students. 1. Drawing from the text, explain the difference between a stereotype and a generalization. 2. List three stereotypes you have heard describing the characteristics of college students. For example, what do you commonly hear about the typical age, gender, race, family, economic status? 3. Go to the Higher Learning Advocates infographic on Today’s students: https://higherlearningadvocates.org/policy/todays-students/ Compare the stereotypes you had heard about with the data you found. Can you confirm any of the stereotypes you had? 4. Using information from the web site, create some valid generalizations about today’s college students. 5. How does this research help you distinguish between a stereotype and a generalization?