Answer: B) minority status
Explanation: Minority status is the indicated for the group of people that have been considered as minors on the basis of race , ethics, etc in comparison with major or dominant group .Thus, In United states the minority status states about the ethics and race.
Other option are incorrect because eye color, pluralism and assimilation are not the factors on which the people are considered to be distinct from the dominant group of people .Thus the correct optino is option(B).