Elisa graduated from college with a double major and was inducted into the phi beta kappa society. she was then offered a job in new york where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. elisa’s hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. this form of promotion is based on the principles . a meritocracy. b. a democracy. c. a caste system. d. a closed stratification system.

A) Meritocracy

Explanation: Meritocracy is a society that is defined with the function of providing rewards, awards, status , value etc to the people based on their achievements and gains .They do not consider the  social status , wealth and power of any person for rewarding them.

Elisa is getting her promotion on the basis of meritocracy as she has performed brilliantly in her job field , gained rewards and bonuses etc which lead to achievement of  job promotion.

Other options are incorrect because democracy is government system supported by people.Caste system is division of people on caste.Closed stratification system permits low change in social world.

Thus, the correct option is option(A).

no because it could make the world a terrible place to live in.