We see politics, like everything, through the prism of social groups and social stereotypes - and usually it is those on the left who are the more reluctant to judge people based on their group membership.
We could instead use social media as a prism through which we can project only what we want others to see.
A lingering problem with this book, however, is that Mr. Epstein has chosen to view all social intercourse through the prism of snobbery.
The outcome is a new play, Shallow Slumber, which opens in London next week, exploring the complexities of modern social work through the prism of two women – a social worker and one of her clients.
The Slow Food faithful say they want the festival to be the Woodstock of food, a profound event where a broad band of people will see that delicious, sustainably produced food can be a prism for social, ecological and political change.
This is the first general election in which we will see its participants able to contribute to the discussion through the prism of social media, and the leaders' debates have already been a rich catalyst.
Over the past two years, through the power and prism of social media, we've seen firsthand the breakdown of trust and communication between law enforcement and the communities they are called upon to protect and serve.
The purpose of illuminating social struggles through the prism of pop culture is to bring it to the masses, to grant them access to something they're either unable to or too afraid to explore on their own.
Porter says he believes the same efficiencies and benefits can be achieved by corporations looking at their products, supply chain and stakeholder eco-systems through the prism of social issues, thereby harnessing the effectiveness of capitalism to create a win-win situation.
Walker highlighted the way that Lord had avoided telling the story through the prism of social class, which had been the usual style of previous narratives, and instead successfully depicted the human element of the story by showing how those aboard reacted to the disaster whatever their class.
