A man who makes a place for himself may be looked upon with more favor or less in a given culture, depending upon the value placed on achievement as against hereditary rights and social ritual. Thus, it may be said that wealth, old family connections early settlement, and the like, are dependent variables within a culture and must be weighted accordingly. It has been found repeatedly in western society that wealth and power are functional to each other, but they are not always synonymous. The wealthy dowager may have a social position in a society sense, but she may wield little power because she does not actively control her wealth. Location of residence.
Ecological prestige is sometimes of power significance.
The sections of the community considered desirable will have been mapped out in the period of orientation by the operator. A look at addresses often provides a clue to power. Length of residence. Length of residence in time has meaning in some cultures. If a man has lived in a community all of his life he may be a more trusted person than the man who has come in recently.