Introduction: Justice is one of the fundamental concepts of human social life. One way to study status of justice in every society is measurement sense of justice among the people. In this study, using the theory of justice, John Rawls, justice is separated to three variables equal fundamental freedoms, social opportunities and the principle of distinction and examined individuals approach to the variables the review, Rawls's theory can be received that sense of justice emanating from such factors as self esteem, value system, sense of deprivation and social economic status of individuals.

Method: This research was conducted by using survey method and the unit analysis, which is odd. The study population comprised all individuals 18 years and over living in Tehran, by using Cochran's formula, a sample has been chosen numbers 428 men and women. For selected samples from all 22 regions in Tehran, according to their size randomly selected and data was gathered using a questionnaire and interview.

Findings: The main result of this research is going to mean a sense of justice among the total respondents is 10/796, which is above index average (8/533). There is a relationship between sense of justice and socio-economic status. There is a weak correlation between self-esteem and sense of justice. There is a relationship between feeling of relative deprivation and the sense of justice. There is a relationship between value orientation of people and sense of justice.

Discussion: To establish a balanced sense of justice in society according to principles of justice based on the public contract, all people regardless of their socio-economic status must agree about basics, principles and its enforcement procedures.