Regarding alcohol use, a more important factor that is most likely to exert the most influence on a person's view is

The answer is "Socialization".

Socialization is the way toward disguising the standards and belief systems of society.Socialization incorporates both learning and educating and is in this way "the methods by which social and social congruity are achieved". Socialization is unequivocally associated with developmental psychology. People require social encounters to take in their way of life and to survive.