The Effects Of Alcohol On A Person s Relationships With...

Does the quality of a person’s relationships with their parents and with their peer’s influence the extent to which that person engages in deviant behavior? Alcohol is the main substance used among juveniles and young adults. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stated that, in 2009, more than 70% of teens by the age of 18 had at least one drink. There are many factors that can lead to this but I think the most important factors are parent and peer influences on a person. The relationship that a person has with their parents and peers can greatly influence their amount of alcohol use. Family and peers are very important factors because they are who people spend most of their time with, especially when they are young. The†¦show more content†¦I will also use Monitoring the Future, which is a self-report survey of 8th, 10th and 12th grade students. This self-report survey demonstrates how many of these students have used alcohol in 30 days. The relationship a juvenile has with their parents can affect whether the person is deviant or not. If a person has a strong relationship with their parents, then they are most likely not to commit deviant behaviors. Parents are an important factor in influencing whether their child to either use alcohol or not. If a parent has a strong relationship with their children, then they spend more time together. By spending more time together they have less free time to commit deviant behavior such as drinking alcohol. Also, since the parents and the person have a good relationship the parents are more likely to know what the child is doing most of the time. If a juvenile has more surveillance, then they are less likely to drink alcohol. When a child does not have a strong relationship with their parents then they are most likely to commit deviant behavior. They are most likely to use alcohol because their parents are not around to tell them to stop. When juveniles do not have a strong rela tionship with their parents then they are most likely to spend time