How do Sociological influences effect the writing of the New-Adult Genre?

"What is it millennials prefer to read for fun/ for the sake of reading?" When this question was posed to me, I found it easy to answer. Until I was asked "Why?". This got me to thinking, why exactly do I enjoy reading what I do? In this, I hope to determine better what issues most heavily influence the opinions of young adults, and new adults on the NewAdult genre.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse in U.S. Teens: A Sociological Analysis

"Does the location one grows up in determine how one acts? Does it effect the sort of learned behaviors one perceives as the norm? As norms change, can they effect how one behaves?" The correlation between teen drug and alcohol abuse rates and the effect of social media may be more impacting than one would think.