Alcohol affects the male in all the ways listed.
It is known that alcohol use in the family increases the risk of child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, automobile accidents, accidents in the home, unemployment, and suicide. All of these factors can have a negative impact on raising a child. When a woman is pregnant, and trying to abstain from alcohol, the number one factor in her not consuming alcohol is her partner's not using alcohol as well. According to the National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation in the United States. The World Health Organization says that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation in western civilization, as indicated by studies done in the U.S., Australia, Europe, and Canada.