Cultural relativism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on their own culture, rather than judged against the standards of another culture. This perspective encourages respect for cultural diversity and promotes the understanding that different societies have their own unique ways of life. By recognizing cultural relativism, we can appreciate that what is considered right or wrong varies across cultures. For example, practices such as marriage customs or food preferences may differ significantly, and cultural relativism helps us avoid ethnocentrism, which is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others.