In the research model, the step in which the researcher specifies what he or she wants to learn about a specific topic of study is called

It is called "defining the problem".

A research problem is an announcement around a region of concern, a condition to be enhanced, a trouble to be dispensed with, or a disturbing inquiry that exists in scholarly writing, in principle, or practically speaking that focuses to the requirement for important understanding and deliberate investigation.

nigger, that word was originated for white folks   to keep black people under

and when black people use it, they know that's just how they greet each other

and when white folks use it, they know there's a double meaning under