Problems of upbringing in the sociological perspective, or why pedagogy needs sociology – impressions

The text addresses the issue of the relevance of sociological analyses for research and analysis within pedagogy as a science of upbringing. Treating pedagogy as an applied science, integrating the results of research of many basic disciplines, the text presents sociological analyses as one of the sources of knowledge about the processes and contexts crucial for understanding upbringing and proposing practical solutions in this area. Starting from the classical approach of Florian Znaniecki, the key problem areas for the sociological analysis of upbringing processes are indicated - the sociological theory of upbringing, the sociological analysis of upbringing conditions, the sociological basis for pedagogy as a practical activity. In the following part, the specificity of sociological references in pedagogy is presented. The text is an introduction to the discussion on the relationship of research in disciplines basic to pedagogy with the pedagogical discourse.