In this essay I will be trying to evaluate the sociological argument that age is socially constructed by making reference to childhood. First I will be trying to understand the meaning of ‘social construction’ and then look on how society sees children through different era’s, such as culture. Different cultures have different outcomes to how children are portrayed and developed in societies. I will mainly be looking on the Western culture and comparing it to the less developed countries such as Africa. Then I will be moving on to see how history of childhood has changed and does it prove if childhood is a social construction or not. Hopefully through looking on the Middle Age, 18th century and 20th century I can evaluate that childhood is
