Paul Yonnet

Paul Yonnet (14 January 1948 – 19 August 2011) was a French sociologist who specialised in the study of leisure, sport and fashion.

Life and work Paul Yonnet was born on 14 January 1948. He was trained in sociology at the University of Caen Normandy. In his book Jeux, modes et masses (1985), he analyzed social transformations through the study of subjects such as equestrianism, jogging and football. Yonnet died after a long time's illness on 19 August 2011, at the age of 63.