Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, economic, legal, environmental, political, religious, scientific or military issues.
[1] In the sociological sense, the status quo refers to the current state of social structure or values.
These seek to alleviate or prevent a particular issue and often to shape social feeling and cultural expression of a society or nation.
[citation needed] Economist Clark Kerr reportedly said: "The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed.
"[5] Karl Marx viewed organized religion as a means for the bourgeoisie to keep the proletariat content with an unequal status quo.