What is Status quo?
{{italictitle}} '''{{lang|la|Status quo|italic=Status quo}}''' is a [[Latin]] [[phrase]] meaning the existing [[state of affairs (sociology)|state of affairs]]. It can talk about what is certain or permanent social, political, or military issues.<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|status quo}}</ref> In the [[Sociology|sociological]] sense, the ''status quo'' refers to the current state of [[social structure]] and/or values.<ref name=gloss>{{cite web|author1=Dr. C. Michael Botterweck|title=Glossary for Sociology 100|url=http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/mbotterweck/glossary.html|website=academics.triton.edu|access-date=8 February 2015}}</ref> It also means how conditions are without the chance of possible change. ''In short Status quo is the current situation at hand.'' ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Latin phrases]]