A prominent and verbose academic figurehead is complaining about the destruction of gender roles (while using far too many synonyms and multisyllabic words), and in his diatribe he claims that a family with two mothers or two fathers is not good for children because children need a mother and father in their life. To support his claims he cites a study that found that children of single mothers experienced worse long-term life outcomes (in careers, financial stability, and other metrics) than children of heterosexual couples.

Address the following:

1. Explain why the cited study doesn't support the claim of the verbose academic.
2. What factors are more likely influencing the differences in outcomes of children of single mothers and children of heterosexual couples seen in the cited study?
3. Briefly describe a more accurate study the academic should look for to make a fair comparison between heterosexual and same-sex parents.