Editing Status quo bias (section)

===Politics===
There is a belief that preference for the status quo represents a core component of [[Conservatism|conservative ideology]] in societies where government power is limited and laws restricting actions of individuals exist.<ref name=":1" /> Conversely, in [[liberalism|liberal]] societies, movements to impose restrictions on individuals or governments are met with widespread opposition by those that favor the status quo. Regardless of the type of society, the bias tends to hinder [[progressivism|progressive]] movements in the absence of a [[Reactance (psychology)|reaction]] or backlash against [[The powers that be (phrase)|the powers that be]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sheffer|first=Lior|date=n.d.|title=Political Accountability, Legislator Gender, and the Status Quo Bias|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/politics-and-gender/article/political-accountability-legislator-gender-and-the-status-quo-bias/AB4943B8705EB409569D4EE28C0F5FB5|journal=Politics & Gender|volume=17 |issue=3 |language=en|pages=365–401|doi=10.1017/S1743923X19000825|s2cid=214187565|issn=1743-923X|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Hong|first1=Sounman|last2=Lee|first2=Sanghyun|date=April 2018|title=Adaptive governance, status quo bias, and political competition: Why the sharing economy is welcome in some cities but not in others|url=https://yonsei.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/adaptive-governance-status-quo-bias-and-political-competition-why|journal=Government Information Quarterly|language=en|volume=35|issue=2|pages=283–290|doi=10.1016/j.giq.2018.02.001|issn=0740-624X|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Loss Aversion in Politics|url=https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/alesina/files/ap-lossaversion-8feb-2017-_002.pdf|journal=Loss Aversion in Politics}}</ref>